Abstract.A statistical quark model, with quark energy levels given by a central linear confining potential is used to obtain the light sea-quark asymmetry, d/u, and also for the ratio d/u, inside the nucleon. After adjusting a temperature parameter by the Gottfried sum rule violation, and chemical potentials by the valence up and down quark normalizations, the results are compared with experimental data available.Keywords: flavor symmetries, structure function, quark models PACS: 11.30.Hv, 12.39.x, 14.65.Bt We report results for the light sea-quark asymmetry, In Fig. 1, we report the results we have obtained by the model for the ratios d/u [in the left frame of Fig. 1] and d/u [right frame of Fig.1], as functions of the Bjorken scale x. Initially, in spite of the fact that we fit the GSR violation with such a model, we obtain a constant ratio between the proton and neutron structure functions [constant dashed line of Fig.1]. Next, we incorporate in the model contributions from gluonic splitting processes, which is represented by the parameter a s . This is shown in the left frame of Fig.1 [6]. Using this prescription, the constituent structure of the quark (antiquark) in