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Area of Science:

Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genomic Data Analysis

Background:

Genetic sequences are fundamental to biological systems.
Efficient representation and analysis of genetic data are crucial for understanding biological processes.
Previous work by Petoukhov and collaborators established a foundation for sequence representation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel method for representing genetic sequences using binary sequences.
To construct and analyze matrices derived from these binary representations.
To explore the structural properties of these matrices and refine existing findings.

Main Methods:

Representing length n genetic sequences using two zero-one sequences (alpha/beta).
Mapping nucleotides (C, U, G, A) to specific binary pairs (0/0, 1/0, 1/1, 0/1).
Utilizing Gray code ordering to construct a 2(n) x 2(n) matrix C(n) of all length n sequences.
Employing Hamming distance between alpha and beta to create a 2(n) x 2(n) matrix D(n).

Main Results:

Successfully constructed matrices C(n) and D(n) encompassing all possible length n genetic sequences.
Explored the inherent structures within these newly defined matrices.
Refined and extended previous research findings related to genetic sequence analysis.

Conclusions:

The proposed binary sequence representation and matrix construction offer a powerful framework for analyzing genetic sequences.
The study provides a foundation for further investigations into the structural properties of genetic data.
New research directions are proposed based on the analysis of the constructed matrices.