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The linguistics of DNA. [HUMAN GENOME PROJECT]

Journal Article · · American Scientist; (United States)
OSTI ID:6894819
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  1. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (United States)
Discusses the structure of DNA and RNA and the mechanisms of transcription and translation in relation to the grammatical rules of language. The ultimate purpose is to design a grammar which can be used to write flexible, adaptive computer programs for searching nucleotide sequences, with the goal of being able to search large sequences for gene-coding regions. 11 refs., 16 figs.
OSTI ID:
6894819
Journal Information:
American Scientist; (United States), Journal Name: American Scientist; (United States) Vol. 80:6; ISSN 0003-0996; ISSN AMSCAC
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English