Nonextensive statistical approach to non-coding human DNA

Th Oikonomou; A. Provata; U. Tirnakli

doi:10.1016/j.physa.2007.11.051

Nonextensive statistical approach to non-coding human DNA

Th Oikonomou, A. Provata, U. Tirnakli

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Abstract

We use q-exponential distributions, which maximize the nonextensive entropy S_q (defined as S_q ≡ (1 - ∑_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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2653-2659
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume	387
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2007.11.051
Publication status	Published - Apr 15 2008

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Keywords

Classical statistical mechanics
DNA
RNA
Structures and organization in complex systems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Statistics and Probability
Condensed Matter Physics

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Oikonomou, T., Provata, A., & Tirnakli, U. (2008). Nonextensive statistical approach to non-coding human DNA. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 387(11), 2653-2659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2007.11.051

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