Multiplicative and fractal processes in DNA evolution

Fractals

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-217

  Bickel, David R ^a   West, Bruce J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0344317278     PISSN: 0218348X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0218348x98000262     Document Type: Article

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