A growth model for DNA evolution

M. de Sousa Vieira; H. J. Herrmann

doi:doi:10.1209/epl/i1996-00354-1

A growth model for DNA evolution DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1996-00354-1

Europhys. Lett, 33 (5), pp. 409-414 (1996)

A growth model for DNA evolution

M. de Sousa Vieira and H. J. Herrmann

Hochstleistungsrechenzentrum Supercomputing Center, Kernforschungsanlage, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário - Natal, RN 59072-970, Brazil.
PMMH (URA CNRS 857) ESPCI
10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France.

(received 7 June 1995; accepted in final form 21 December 1995)

PACS. 87.10+e - General, theoretical, and mathematical biophysics (including logic of biosystems, quantum biology, and relevant aspects of thermodynamics, information theory, cybernetics, and bionics).
PACS. 02.50-r - Probability theory, stochastic processes, and statistics.

Abstract:

A simple growth model for DNA evolution is introduced which is analytically solvable and reproduces the observed statistical behaviour of real sequences.