Abstract:
We seek to describe a starting point for modeling the evolution and role of DNA sequences within the framework of cellular automata by discussing the current understanding of genetic information storage in DNA 'sequences. This includes alternately viewing the role of DNA in living organisms as a simple scheme and as a complex scheme; a brief review of strategies for identifying and classifying patterns in DNA sequences; and finally, notes towards establishing DNA-like automata models, including a discussion of the extent of experimentally determined DNA sequence data present in the database at Los Alamos.
Citation:
Burks, C. & Farmer, J.D. (1984). 'Towards Modeling DNA Sequences Sequences as Automata'. Physica D, 10(1-2), pp.157-167.