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Gene Decay I. Stochastic Model of Gene Decay*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Carla Rossi*
Affiliation:
Istituto di Matematica Guido Castelnuovo, University of Rome, Italy
*
Istituto di Calcolo delle Probabilità, Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche dell'Università, Rome, Italy

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On the basis of the parameters of gene stability suggested by Gedda-Brenci's model on the Ergon/Chronon System, a mathematical and a stochastic model of gene decay are worked out.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1972

Footnotes

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The present work is essentially an abridged version of the thesis in mathematics discussed by the author with Professor B. de Finetti (University of Rome: 12 July 1971).

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