title: Chaos game representation of gene structure.
abstract: This paper presents a new method for representing DNA sequences. It permits the representation and investigation of patterns in sequences, visually revealing previously unknown structures. Based on a technique from chaotic dynamics, the method produces a picture of a gene sequence which displays both local and global patterns. The pictures have a complex structure which varies depending on the sequence. The method is termed Chaos Game Representation (CGR). CGR raises a new set of questions about the structure of DNA sequences, and is a new tool for investigating gene structure.
authors.affiliation: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jeffrey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D009235:Myxomycetes / Q000235:genetics; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics; D011336:Probability; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D014780:Viruses / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004247:DNA