From bioinformatic pattern analysis to evolutionary dynamics
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چکیده
Ribonucleïnezuur (RNA) vervult twee verschillende rollen binnen een cel. Enerzijds heeft het molecuul de functie om informatie op te slaan (net zoals desoxyribonucleïnezuur (DNA)), anderzijds dient het als katalysator (op een manier zoals ook eiwit deze rol vervult). Bovendien kan RNA optreden als katalysator voor zijn eigen reproductie. Het molecuul kan daarom worden beschouwd als een minimaal model om de afbeelding tussen een genoom en een organisme te bestuderen. Paulien Hogeweg, hoogleraar bio-informatica aan de Universiteit Utrecht, geeft een overzicht van de theoretische inzichten die in de laatste tien jaar over dit onderwerp zijn verkregen.
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