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Determination of window size for analyzing DNA sequences

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DNA sequences are generally not random sequences. To show such nonrandomness visually, DNA sequence data are often plotted as moving averages for a certain length of window slid along a sequence. Here a simple algorithm is presented for determining the window size and for finding a nonrandom region of sequence.

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  1. National Institute of Genetics, 411, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan

    Fumio Tajima

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Tajima, F. Determination of window size for analyzing DNA sequences. J Mol Evol 33, 470–473 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02103140

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