Linear-time algorithms for computing maximum-density sequence segments with bioinformatics applications

Journal of Computer and System Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 128-144

  Goldwasser, Michael H ^a   Kao, Ming Yang ^b   Lu, Hsueh I ^c,d  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Density; Sequences

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SCIENCE; DNA; GENES; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; THEOREM PROVING;

BIOINFORMATICS; DENSITY; LINEAR-TIME ALGORITHMS; SEQUENCES;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 15744368022     PISSN: 00220000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcss.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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