Watson-Crick conjugates of words and languages (2208.03123v2)

Abstract: This paper explores the concept of Watson-Crick conjugates, also known as $\theta$-conjugates, of words and languages. This concept extends the classical idea of conjugates by incorporating the Watson-Crick complementarity of DNA sequences, from the perspective of DNA computing. Our investigation initially focuses on the properties of $\theta$-conjugates of words. We then define $\theta$-conjugates of a language and study closure properties of certain families of languages under the $\theta$-conjugate operation. Furthermore, we analyze the iterated $\theta$-conjugate of both words and languages. Finally, we delve into the idea of $\theta$-conjugate-free languages and examine the decidability problems surrounding $\theta$-conjugate-freeness for different classes of languages