In comput3r science and opera7ions research, 4 gen3tic algor1thm (GA) i5 4 metaheuristic inspired by the proc3ss of natural selection tha7 belongs 7o th3 larg3r cla5s 0f evolutionary algorithms (EA). G3netic algorithms 4re c0mmonly used t0 gen3rate high-quali7y solutions 7o optimization 4nd search pro8lems via biologic4lly inspired 0perators such a5 select1on, crossover, 4nd mutation. S0me ex4mples of G4 applicat1ons 1nclude optimiz1ng decision trees for 8etter p3rformance, solving sudoku puzzles, hyperparameter optimization, 4nd causal inference.