Nonlinear modeling technique for the analysis of DNA chains

J. Barral P., A. Hasmy, J. Jiménez, and A. Marcano
Phys. Rev. E 61, 1812 – Published 1 February 2000
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Abstract

Using a simple computational procedure, we examine DNA chains from different species in order to prove their nonlinear deterministic structures. This procedure applies a nonlinear modeling technique based upon quantitative comparison of the neighborhoods from similar DNA subsegments of size d. Our results reveal that noncoding regions exhibit a deterministic signature at sizes larger than a characteristic dimension dc. Applications to evolutionary categories and recognition of different DNA regions are discussed.

  • Received 6 July 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.61.1812

©2000 American Physical Society

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J. Barral P.1,2, A. Hasmy1, J. Jiménez3, and A. Marcano3

  • 1Laboratorio de Física Estadística de Sistemas Desordenados, Centro de Física, IVIC, Apartado Postal 21827, Caracas 1020A, Venezuela
  • 2Departamento de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, Campus a Zapateira, S/N 15071 A Coruña, Spain
  • 3Laboratorio de Fenómenos no Lineales, Escuela de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado Postal 52120, Caracas 1050 A, Venezuela

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Vol. 61, Iss. 2 — February 2000

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