Oligonucleotide frequencies in DNA follow a Yule distribution

Computers and Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-38

  Martindale, Colin ^a   Konopka, Andrzej K ^b  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b BioLingua Research Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0001320216     PISSN: 00978485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0097-8485(96)80005-2     Document Type: Article

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