@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9996884, title = {A Geometrical Perspective on the Insulin Evolution}, author = {Yuhei Kunihiro and Sorin V. Sabau and Kazuhiro Shibuya}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {We study the molecular evolution of insulin from metric geometry point of view. In mathematics, and in particular in geometry, distances and metrics between objects are of fundamental importance. Using a weaker notion than the classical distance, namely the weighted quasi-metrics, one can study the geometry of biological sequences (DNA, mRNA, or proteins) space. We analyze from geometrical point of view a family of 60 insulin homologous sequences ranging on a large variety of living organisms from human to the nematode C. elegans. We show that the distances between sequences provide important information about the evolution and function of insulin. }, journal = {International Journal of Bioengineering and Life Sciences}, volume = {7}, number = {12}, year = {2013}, pages = {1731 - 1740}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9996884}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/84}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 84, 2013}, }