Phylogenetic Study of the Spatial Distribution of Protein-Coding and Control Segments in DNA Chains

Nestor N. Oiwa and Carla Goldman
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 2396 – Published 11 September 2000
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Abstract

We examine the size and spatial distributions of the protein-coding and control segments of genes in DNA nucleotide sequences from GenBank. Phylogenetic analysis of these data suggests the presence of spatial order in sequences of higher organisms, irrespective of the nature of nucleotide base content. This is characterized by defined two-point correlation functions and measured by fractal dimensions and singularity spectrum.

  • Received 2 December 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2396

©2000 American Physical Society

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Nestor N. Oiwa and Carla Goldman

  • Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 66318, 05315-970, São Paulo, Brazil

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Vol. 85, Iss. 11 — 11 September 2000

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