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Wavelet analysis of DNA walks on the human and chimpanzee MAGE/CSAG-palindromes.

ABSTRACT: The palindrome is one class of symmetrical duplications with reverse complementary characters, which is widely distributed in many organisms. Graphical representation of DNA sequence provides a simple way of viewing and comparing various genomic structures. Through 3-D DNA walk analysis, the similarity and differences in nucleotide composition, as well as the evolutionary relationship between human and chimpanzee MAGE/CSAG-palindromes, can be clearly revealed. Further wavelet analysis indicated that duplicated segments have irregular patterns compared to their surrounding sequences. However, sequence similarity analysis suggests that there is possible common ancestor between human and chimpanzee MAGE/CSAG-palindromes. Based on the specific distribution and orientation of the repeated sequences, a simple possible evolutionary model of the palindromes is suggested, which may help us to better understand the evolutionary course of the genes and the symmetrical sequences.

SUBMITTER: Qi Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5054716 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Wavelet analysis of DNA walks on the human and chimpanzee MAGE/CSAG-palindromes.

Qi Yanjiao Y Jin Nengzhi N Ai Duiyuan D

Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics 20120806 4

The palindrome is one class of symmetrical duplications with reverse complementary characters, which is widely distributed in many organisms. Graphical representation of DNA sequence provides a simple way of viewing and comparing various genomic structures. Through 3-D DNA walk analysis, the similarity and differences in nucleotide composition, as well as the evolutionary relationship between human and chimpanzee MAGE/CSAG-palindromes, can be clearly revealed. Further wavelet analysis indicated ...[more]

PMID: 23084779

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