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Widespread 3-Base Periodicity in Complex DNA Mixtures and an Alignment-Free Algorithm to Uncover its Source
Noam Hecht, Nicolas Duek, Yuval Dotan…·Muli Safra
The paper identifies a period-3 base frequency pattern in DNA mixtures and develops an alignment-free algorithm to uncover its origin, showing it results from sequence-dependent fragment formation rather than intrinsic DNA bias.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.26.754620