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FINDING UNUSUAL WORDS IN DNA SEQUENCES

INTRODUCTION
Introduction
DNA sequences and words
Models for DNA sequences
Example of an exceptional word
STATISTICAL METHODS
Introduction
Gaussian approximation of the count
Periodic structure of the words
Compound Poisson approximation of the count
Chen-Stein method
Choice of the model
Choice of the approximation
EXAMPLES
Exceptional 2-letter words
Comparison of exceptional words under two models
Exceptionality of a word and its subwords
How a pyramid is coloured
Comparison of exceptional words in two sequences
Comparison of exceptional words on two phases
CONCLUSION
Summary
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Available software
FURTHER APPLICATIONS AND EXTENSIONS
Some specific applications
Finding homogeneous regions in DNA sequences

References
Glossary