Boltzmann ensemble features of RNA secondary structures: A comparative analysis of biological RNA sequences and random shuffles

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 93-105

  Chan, Chi Yu ^a   Ding, Ye ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 36448972737     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-007-0129-z     Document Type: Article

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