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The statistical correlation of nucleotides in protein-coding DNA sequences

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The statistical correlation of nucleotides in a DNA sequence is described by a set of redundanciesD 1,D 2,D 3,... By calculation of {D n} of 2341 coding regions of nucleic acid sequences it is demonstrated that about 2/3 of sequences has correlation length ≤2, 10% of sequences—correlation with 3-periodicity and others—long range aperiodic correlations. The implications of the results from the interactions of random mutation and natural selection are discussed briefly.

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  1. Physics Department, Inner Mongolia University, Hunehote, China

    Liaofu Luo & Hong Li

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Project supported by National Science Foundation of China.

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Luo, L., Li, H. The statistical correlation of nucleotides in protein-coding DNA sequences. Bltn Mathcal Biology 53, 345–353 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460722

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