Generalized Lévy-walk model for DNA nucleotide sequences
We propose a generalized Lévy walk to model fractal landscapes observed in noncoding DNA sequences. We find that this model provides a very close approximation to the empirical data and explains a number of statistical properties of genomic DNA sequences such as the distribution of strand-biased re...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. - 1993. - 47(1993), 6 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 4514-23 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. NASA Discipline Cardiopulmonary NASA Discipline Number 14-10 Non-NASA Center Nucleotides DNA 9007-49-2 |
| Zusammenfassung: | We propose a generalized Lévy walk to model fractal landscapes observed in noncoding DNA sequences. We find that this model provides a very close approximation to the empirical data and explains a number of statistical properties of genomic DNA sequences such as the distribution of strand-biased regions (those with an excess of one type of nucleotide) as well as local changes in the slope of the correlation exponent alpha. The generalized Lévy-walk model simultaneously accounts for the long-range correlations in noncoding DNA sequences and for the apparently paradoxical finding of long subregions of biased random walks (length lj) within these correlated sequences. In the generalized Lévy-walk model, the lj are chosen from a power-law distribution P(lj) varies as lj(-mu). The correlation exponent alpha is related to mu through alpha = 2-mu/2 if 2 < mu < 3. The model is consistent with the finding of "repetitive elements" of variable length interspersed within noncoding DNA |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 01.06.1995 Date Revised 28.07.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1063-651X |