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Using Domination Numbers in Trees to Analyze Secondary RNA Structure
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Identifying
the range of secondary RNA structural possibilities is an essential
component in contemporary genomic research. Researchers at the Courant
Institute of Mathematical Sciences recently used graph theory to model
secondary RNA structures as trees in a new and novel way in a project they
call RAGS (Rna As GraphS). Using the model of this project, we show
that three parameters based on selected domination numbers provide
information that identifies the trees that are known to represent RNA
molecules. |
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Debra Knisley, Teresa Haynes, Travis Coake
East
Tennessee
State
University