ISSN:
1522-9602
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract A polymer model for the overall geometric structure of a human chromosome during the G0/G1 portion of cell-cycle interphase is constructed, based on fluorescencein situ hybridization data on distances between defined genomic sequences. The model consists of flexible giant loops, averaging about 6 million base pairs, with two random-walk backbones; it involves essentially three parameters. Numerical results based on properly selected values of parameters fit the data well.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02462006