Citation
Cj. Howe et al., Manuscript evolution, ENDEAVOUR, 25(3), 2001, pp. 121-126
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary,"Engineering Management /General
Journal title
ENDEAVOUR
ISSN journal
01609327
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Volume
25
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
121 - 126
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-9327(200109)25:3<121:ME>2.0.ZU;2-6
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.