Citation
Cj. Howe et al., Manuscript evolution, TRENDS GEN, 17(3), 2001, pp. 147-152
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Journal title
TRENDS IN GENETICS
ISSN journal
01689525
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Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
147 - 152
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9525(200103)17:3<147:ME>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Frequently, letters, words and sentences are used in undergraduate textbook
s and the popular press as an analogy for the coding, transfer and corrupti
on of information in DNA. We discuss here how the converse can be exploited
, by using programs designed for biological analysis of sequence evolution
to uncover the relationships between different manuscript versions of a tex
t. We point out similarities between the evolution of DNA and the evolution
of texts.