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Fuzzy classification of nucleotide sequences and bacterial evolution

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A new method for reconstructing evolutionary relationship among bacteria by use of rRNA sequence data is proposed. The method is based on the concept of fuzzy classification of probabilitiesp(i), p(i/j) andp(i/j*) (i=A,G,C,U) of each sequence. The resulting partition tree shares common features of previous works but has some new peculiarities.

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  1. Laboratory of Theoretical Physics and Biology, Department of Physics, Inner Mongolia University, 010021, Huhehote, China

    Liaofu Luo, Fengmin Ji & Hong Li

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Luo, L., Ji, F. & Li, H. Fuzzy classification of nucleotide sequences and bacterial evolution. Bltn Mathcal Biology 57, 527–537 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460781

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