Electronic Resource
Springer
Journal of molecular evolution
1 (1971), S. 97-111
ISSN:
1432-1432
Keywords:
Molecular Evolution
;
Taxonomy
;
Molecular Information Measures
;
Ensemble Information Source
;
Entropy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary The concepts of a super information source and ensemble averaging are used to estimate the amount of information stored in protein andt-RNA sequences. Specifically applied to cytochrome c and hemoglobins, information measures analogous to those found to be highly significant for DNA pair frequency data (D 2 vs.R) by Gatlin (1968) prove to be extremely highly correlated with organism complexity. Super source stability and the possible taxonomic utility of the extraordinary clusterings obtained are discussed. A restriction on the construction of ancestral sequences and a possible handle on homology are also detailed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01659397
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