Nonextensive statistical approach to non-coding human DNA

OIKONOMOU T., PROVATA A., Tirnakli U.

PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS, cilt.387, ss.2653-2659, 2008 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 387 Konu: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.physa.2007.11.051
  • Dergi Adı: PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.2653-2659

Özet

We use q-exponential distributions, which maximize the nonextensive entropy S-q (defined as S-q equivalent to (1 - Sigma(i)p(i)(q)) / (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 (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.