A new method of solution for the occupancy problem and its application to operon size prediction

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 227, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-322

  Lamboy, Warren F ^a   Moreno Hagelsieb, Gabriel ^a,b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Directon; Occupancy problem; Operon; Transcription unit; Urn model

Indexed keywords

GENOME;

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; OPERON; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; GENES; MODELS, GENETIC; OPERON; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 1542328870     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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