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Table 3 SVM features to describe stem loops, part 2. These quantities are calculated over the longest symmetrical region of the stem loop, i.e. the longest region without any asymmetrical loop.

From: Identification of clustered microRNAs using an ab initio prediction method

Index

Feature description

SVM weight

17

Length

0.353

18

Distance from the hairpin loop

0.126

19

Number of nucleotides involved in internal loops

0.041

20/21/22/23

Proportion of A/C/G/U nucleotides

0.082/0.241/0.078/0.059

24/25/26

Proportion of A-U/C-G/G-U base pairs

0.211/0.254/-0.131