Quantification of DNA patchiness using long-range correlation measures

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 866-875

  Viswanathan, G M ^a   Buldyrev, S V ^a   Havlin, S ^a,b   Stanley, H E ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

EID: 0031032974     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78721-6     Document Type: Article

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