• DocumentCode
    3400130
  • Title

    A probabilistic analysis of in vitro selection of independent DNA words for computation

  • Author

    Nuser, Maryam S. ; Deaton, Russell J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Comput. Eng., Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    19-23 June 2004
  • Firstpage
    1882
  • Abstract
    An important problem in DNA computing is cross-hybridization which, if it occurs between words, affects the reliability and efficiency of the computation. An in vitro selection protocol has been developed that selects maximally mismatched DNA sequences. The protocol is analyzed, and a probabilistic model of the protocol is developed. The analysis shows that the selection probability should obey a Poisson distribution for a large number of trials. The analysis shows the protocol´s ability to produce maximally mismatched words.
  • Keywords
    Poisson distribution; biology computing; data analysis; data mining; genetic algorithms; stochastic processes; DNA computing; Poisson distribution; cross hybridization; in vitro selection protocol; independent DNA words; mismatched words; probabilistic analysis; Computer science; DNA computing; Hamming distance; In vitro; Parallel processing; Polymers; Protocols; Reliability engineering; Sequences; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Evolutionary Computation, 2004. CEC2004. Congress on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8515-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CEC.2004.1331125
  • Filename
    1331125