diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/geqo.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/geqo.sgml
index 5120dfbb42..5a52fb46db 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/geqo.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/geqo.sgml
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
     Through simulation of the evolutionary operations <firstterm>recombination</firstterm>,
     <firstterm>mutation</firstterm>, and
     <firstterm>selection</firstterm> new generations of search points are found
-    that show a higher average fitness than their ancestors.
+    that show a higher average fitness than their ancestors. <xref linkend="geqo-figure"/>
+    illustrates in which order and how long the three steps are processed.
    </para>
 
    <para>
@@ -94,48 +95,13 @@
     non-random (better than random).
    </para>
 
-   <figure id="geqo-diagram">
-    <title>Structured Diagram of a Genetic Algorithm</title>
-
-    <informaltable frame="none">
-     <tgroup cols="2">
-      <tbody>
-       <row>
-        <entry>P(t)</entry>
-        <entry>generation of ancestors at a time t</entry>
-       </row>
-
-       <row>
-        <entry>P''(t)</entry>
-        <entry>generation of descendants at a time t</entry>
-       </row>
-      </tbody>
-     </tgroup>
-    </informaltable>
-
-<literallayout class="monospaced">
-+=========================================+
-|&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;  Algorithm GA  &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;|
-+=========================================+
-| INITIALIZE t := 0                       |
-+=========================================+
-| INITIALIZE P(t)                         |
-+=========================================+
-| evaluate FITNESS of P(t)                |
-+=========================================+
-| while not STOPPING CRITERION do         |
-|   +-------------------------------------+
-|   | P'(t)  := RECOMBINATION{P(t)}       |
-|   +-------------------------------------+
-|   | P''(t) := MUTATION{P'(t)}           |
-|   +-------------------------------------+
-|   | P(t+1) := SELECTION{P''(t) + P(t)}  |
-|   +-------------------------------------+
-|   | evaluate FITNESS of P''(t)          |
-|   +-------------------------------------+
-|   | t := t + 1                          |
-+===+=====================================+
-</literallayout>
+   <figure id="geqo-figure">
+    <title>Structure of a Genetic Algorithm</title>
+    <mediaobject>
+     <imageobject>
+      <imagedata fileref="images/genetic-algorithm.svg" format="SVG" width="100%"/>
+     </imageobject>
+    </mediaobject>
    </figure>
   </sect1>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/images/Makefile b/doc/src/sgml/images/Makefile
index 1e7993020b..f9e356348b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/images/Makefile
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/images/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # see README in this directory about image handling
 
 ALL_IMAGES = \
+	genetic-algorithm.svg \
 	gin.svg \
 	pagelayout.svg
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/images/genetic-algorithm.gv b/doc/src/sgml/images/genetic-algorithm.gv
index e69de29bb2..170cc9ee28 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/images/genetic-algorithm.gv
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/images/genetic-algorithm.gv
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+digraph {
+        layout=dot;
+        splines=ortho;
+        nodesep=0.3;
+        ranksep=0.3;
+        node [shape=box; width=2.2; fontsize=8];
+        pad="1.0, 0.5";
+        bgcolor=grey95;
+
+        // title
+        // label="Structure of a Genetic Algorithm" fontsize=26;
+
+
+        // nodes 
+        a1[label="INITIALIZE t := 0"];
+        a2[label="INITIALIZE P(t)"];
+        a3[label="evaluate FITNESS of P(t)"];
+        a4[shape="diamond", label="STOPPING CRITERION"; width=4];
+
+        // connect 'end' node with 'a9' node (bottom of figure)
+        {
+          rank=same;
+          a9[label="t := t + 1"];
+          // end-symbol similar to UML notation
+          end[shape=doublecircle; label="end"; width=0.5];
+        }
+
+        a5[label="P'(t) := RECOMBINATION{P(t)}"];
+        a6[label="P''(t) := MUTATION{P'(t)}"];
+        a7[label="P(t+1) := SELECTION{P''(t) + P(t)}"];
+        a8[label="evaluate FITNESS of P''(t)"];
+
+        // edges
+        a1 -> a2 -> a3 -> a4;
+        a4 -> a5[xlabel="false   "; fontsize=10];
+        a4 -> end[xlabel="true  ";  fontsize=10];
+        a5 -> a6 -> a7 -> a8 -> a9;
+        a4 -> a9 [dir=back]; // forces 'true'-edge to right side of figure
+
+        // explain the notation
+        expl [shape=plaintext; fontsize=10; width=3.2;
+              label="P(t) generation of ancestors at a time t\nP''(t) generation of descendants at a time t"];
+
+}
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index e69de29bb2..2db8bef230 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/images/genetic-algorithm.svg
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/images/genetic-algorithm.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
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