bioin.reverse_complement¶

bioin.reverse_complement(pattern)[source]¶

Find the reverse complement of a DNA string. This is how DNA is replicated.

Parameters:	pattern (str) – a DNA string pattern.
Returns:	String, the reverse complement string of the given pattern string.

Examples

Return the reversed complementary string of a pattern string.

>>> pattern = 'AAAACCCGGT'
>>> reversed_complementary_pattern = reverse_complement(pattern)
>>> reversed_complementary_pattern
    'ACCGGGTTTT'