A dynamic programming algorithm for RNA structure prediction including pseudoknots

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2053-2068

  Rivas, Elena ^a   Eddy, Sean R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Pseudoknots; RNA; Secondary structure prediction; Thermodynamic stability

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033524952     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2436     Document Type: Article

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