Parameter optimization of an evolutionary algorithm for RNA structure discovery

Proceedings of the 2004 Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC2004

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 607-613

  Fogel, Gary B ^a   Weekes, Dana G ^a   Sampath, Rangarajan ^b   Ecker, David J ^b  

^a NATURAL SELECTION INC   (United States)

^b Ibis Therapeutics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTES; ION-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT (IRE); SECONDARY STRUCTURES;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FLOWCHARTING; GENES; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

RNA;

EID: 4344660318     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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