A graphical tool for parametric simulation of the RNA structure formation

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 348-355

  Han, Kyungsook ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Folding Process; RNA Secondary Structure; Simulation; Visualization

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ALGORITHMS; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0034733211     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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