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antiparallel

Function antiparallel - reverse complement of a DNA sequence

Calling Sequence  antiparallel(seq)
Parameters
NameTypeDescription

seq stringa DNA/RNA sequence
Return Type  string
Synopsis Computes the antiparallel sequence of an DNA/RNA sequence. This is the complement in reverse order. For more clarity, the antiparallel of AACC is GGTT. The reverse of AACC is CCAA and the Complement of AACC is TTGG. The antiparallel of a DNA sequence describes a molecule that would form a double helix with the sequence.
Examples
> antiparallel('ACCUUC');
GAAGGU
See also AltGenCode,   AminoToInt,   AToCInt,   AToCodon,   BaseToInt,   BBBToInt,   BToInt,   CIntToA,   CIntToAAA,   CIntToAmino,   CIntToCodon,   CIntToInt,   CodonToA,   CodonToCInt,   CodonToInt,   Complement,   GeneticCode,   IntToB,   IntToBase,   IntToBBB,   IntToCInt,   IntToCodon,   Reverse