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Circular DNA code[1]

Description

A DNA code that consists of subsets of three-letter DNA sequences that can be used to express any DNA string (up to some length) when the string is written in a circle.

Notes

Review of circular codes [2].

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Primary Hierarchy

Classical Domain
Error-correcting code (ECC)
Block code
Editing codeECC
DNA storage code
Parents
DNA storage code
Circular DNA code

References

[1]
D. G. Arquès and C. J. Michel, “A Complementary Circular Code in the Protein Coding Genes”, Journal of Theoretical Biology 182, 45 (1996) DOI
[2]
E. Fimmel, S. Giannerini, D. L. Gonzalez, and L. Strüngmann, “Circular codes, symmetries and transformations”, Journal of Mathematical Biology 70, 1623 (2014) DOI
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Zoo Code ID: circular_dna

Cite as:
“Circular DNA code”, The Error Correction Zoo (V. V. Albert & P. Faist, eds.), 2026. https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/circular_dna, arXiv:2606.11484
BibTeX:
@incollection{eczoo_circular_dna,
title={Circular DNA code},
booktitle={The Error Correction Zoo},
year={2026},
editor={Albert, Victor V. and Faist, Philippe},
eprint={2606.11484},
doi={10.48550/arXiv.2606.11484},
url={https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/circular_dna}
}
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