Journal of
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Comput. Biol. Bioinform. Res
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2227
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCBBR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 41

Full Length Research Paper

Development of genodynamic metrics for exploring the biophysics of DNA polymorphisms

James Lindesay
  • James Lindesay
  • Computational Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, U.S
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Tshela E Mason
  • Tshela E Mason
  • National Human Genome Center, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20060, U.S
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William Hercules
  • William Hercules
  • Computational Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, U.S
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Georgia M Dunston*
  • Georgia M Dunston*
  • 2. National Human Genome Center, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20060, U.S; 3. Department of Microbiology, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, U.S.
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  •  Received: 19 March 2014
  •  Accepted: 02 September 2014
  •  Published: 30 November 2014

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