A code in the protein coding genes

BioSystems

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-134

  Arquès, Didier G ^a   Michel, Christian J ^b  

^a Université de Marne la Vallée   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation function; Circular code; Complementarity; Frame; Protein coding gene; Trinucleotide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; DNA; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; PROTEIN; TRINUCLEOTIDE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; DNA HELIX; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC CODE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROKARYOTE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030659016     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(97)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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