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¹Equipe de Bioinformatique Théorique, FDBT, LSIIT (UMR CNRS-ULP 7005), Université de Strasbourg, Pôle API, Boulevard Sébastien Brant, 67400 Illkirch, France. michel@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr

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Area of Science:

Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genetics

Background:

The genetic code's structure and origin remain areas of active research.
Understanding genetic motifs is crucial for deciphering gene regulation and function.
Previous studies have explored various genetic codes but lacked a comprehensive classification of circular codes.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and prove a novel trinucleotide proposition.
To systematically identify and characterize all trinucleotide circular codes within the genetic alphabet.
To explore the potential implications of these circular codes in the context of genetic code evolution and gene expression.

Main Methods:

Development of a new mathematical proposition concerning trinucleotide sequences.
Application of the proposition to enumerate and define all possible trinucleotide circular codes.
Analysis of the identified circular codes for potential biological relevance.

Main Results:

A new trinucleotide proposition has been formally proven.
All possible trinucleotide circular codes (also known as synchronizing genetic motifs) have been identified, including their counts and specific word sets.
The study provides a complete classification of these genetic motifs.

Conclusions:

The proven trinucleotide proposition offers a framework for understanding circular codes.
Identified circular codes represent a significant class of genetic motifs with potential roles in the origin and structure of the genetic code.
These findings may offer new insights into gene reading frames and the fundamental mechanisms of genetic information processing.