BioSequenceComplement [bioseq]
gives the biological complement of the sequence bioseq.
BioSequenceComplement
BioSequenceComplement [bioseq]
gives the biological complement of the sequence bioseq.
Details
- The complement of a degenerate letter, which represents one of a number of potential bases, is another degenerate letter representing all potential complement bases.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
Obtain the complementary sequence of a DNA sequence:
Scope (3)
Obtain the complementary sequence of an RNA sequence:
Obtain the complementary sequence of a circular DNA sequence:
Obtain the complementary sequence of a DNA sequence:
Complements of DNA and RNA sequences also apply to sequences with degenerate letters:
Complements can be applied to extended types with the "ComplementLetterRules" property:
Properties & Relations (2)
BioSequenceComplement is its own inverse:
The complement of a degenerate letter yields a degenerate letter covering potential complement outcomes:
Possible Issues (1)
Complementation is not a biological operation that applies to peptide sequences:
See Also
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2020), BioSequenceComplement, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BioSequenceComplement.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2020. "BioSequenceComplement." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BioSequenceComplement.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2020). BioSequenceComplement. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BioSequenceComplement.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_biosequencecomplement, author="Wolfram Research", title="{BioSequenceComplement}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BioSequenceComplement.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_biosequencecomplement, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={BioSequenceComplement}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BioSequenceComplement.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-January-2026]}