Fractal genome sequences

Guenter Albrecht-Buehler

doi:10.1016/j.gene.2012.01.090

Fractal genome sequences

Guenter Albrecht-Buehler^*

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Cell & Developmental Biology

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Abstract

The existence of fractal sets of DNA sequences have long been suspected on the basis of statistical analyses of genome data. In this article we identify for the first time explicitly the GA-sequences as a class of fractal genomic sequences that are easy to recognize and to extract, and are scattered densely throughout the chromosomes of a large number of genomes from different species and kingdoms including the human genome.Their existence and their fractality may have significant consequences for our understanding of the origin and evolution of genomes. Furthermore, as universal and natural markers they may be used to chart and explore the non-coding regions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	20-27
Number of pages	8
Journal	Gene
Volume	498
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2012.01.090
State	Published - Apr 25 2012

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This work was supported by the Robert Laughlin Rae endowed chair held by the author.

Keywords

Evolution
Fractals
GA-sequences
Genome navigation
Heat shock

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Genetics

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