Nonextensive statistical approach to non-coding human DNA

We use q-exponential distributions, which maximize the nonextensive entropy Sq (defined as Sq≡(1−∑ipiq)/(q−1)), to study the size distributions of non-coding DNA (including introns and intergenic regions) in all human chromosomes. We show that the value of the exponent q describing the non-coding size distributions is similar for all chromosomes and varies between 2≤q≤2.3 with the exception of chromosomes X and Y.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Oikonomou, Th. ; Provata, A. ; Tirnakli, U.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 387.2008, 11, p. 2653-2659
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Structures and organization in complex systems \| DNA \| RNA \| Classical statistical mechanics

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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