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rev_comp generates the reverse complement of input DNA sequences. This is commonly used for analyzing complementary strands or anticodon sequences.

Usage

rev_comp(seqs)

Arguments

seqs

Input DNA sequences as a DNAStringSet object, or a named vector of sequences that can be coerced to DNAStringSet.

Value

A DNAStringSet object containing the reverse complemented sequences.

Examples

# Reverse complement of codons
rev_comp(Biostrings::DNAStringSet(c('TAA', 'TAG')))
#> DNAStringSet object of length 2:
#>     width seq
#> [1]     3 TTA
#> [2]     3 CTA