Algorithms for testing that sets of DNA words concatenate without secondary structure

Natural Computing

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-415

  Andronescu, Mirela ^a   Dees, Danielle ^b   Slaybaugh, Laura ^c   Zhao, Yinglei ^a   Condon, Anne ^a   Cohen, Barry ^d   Skiena, Steven ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c ROSE HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

RNA secondary structure; Testing DNA word sets

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DNA HELIX; DNA STRAND; MOLECULE; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 4344591854     PISSN: 15677818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NACO.0000006770.91995.ec     Document Type: Article

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