Lévy statistics in coding and non-coding nucleotide sequences
arXiv:cond-mat/0105041 · doi:10.1016/S0375-9601(02)00730-2
Abstract
We propose a new method of statistical analysis of nucleotide sequences yielding the true scaling without requiring any form of de-trending. With the help of artificial sequences that are proved to be statistically equivalent to the real DNA sequences we find that power-law correlations are present in both coding and non-coding sequences, in accordance with the recent work of other authors. We also afford a compelling evidence that these long-range correlations generate Lévy statistics in both types of sequences.
4 pages, 2 figures