Genomes: at the edge of chaos with maximum information capacity
| dc.creator | Kong, Sing-Guan | |
| dc.creator | Chen, Hong-Da | |
| dc.creator | Fan, Wen-Lang | |
| dc.creator | Wigger, Jan | |
| dc.creator | Torda, Andrew | |
| dc.creator | Lee, HC | |
| dc.date | 2007-08-12 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:23:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:23:20Z | |
| dc.description | We propose an order index, phi, which quantifies the notion of ``life at the edge of chaos'' when applied to genome sequences. It maps genomes to a number from 0 (random and of infinite length) to 1 (fully ordered) and applies regardless of sequence length. The 786 complete genomic sequences in GenBank were found to have phi values in a very narrow range, 0.037+/-0.027. We show this implies that genomes are halfway towards being completely random, namely, at the edge of chaos. We argue that this narrow range represents the neighborhood of a fixed-point in the space of sequences, and genomes are driven there by the dynamics of a robust, predominantly neutral evolution process. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, 3 figures, paper | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0708.1598 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0708.1598 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/135958 | |
| dc.subject | Genomics | |
| dc.title | Genomes: at the edge of chaos with maximum information capacity | |
| dc.type | text |