On the Distribution of Transcription Times

A previously studied model of prokaryotic transcription [Roussel and Zhu, Bull. Math. Biol. 68 (2006) 1681--1713] is revisited. The first four moments of the distribution of transcription times are obtained analytically and analyzed. A Gaussian is found to be a poor approximation to this distributio...

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Main Author: Marc R Roussel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Biomath Forum 2013-09-01
Series:Biomath
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Online Access:http://www.biomathforum.org/biomath/index.php/biomath/article/view/150