Module 8

Codons

Grouping bases into threes.

Reading in threes

During translation, the cell reads the RNA sequence in groups of three bases called codons. Each codon specifies an amino acid.

Python
rna = "AUGCGUAAG"
for i in range(0, len(rna), 3):
    print(rna[i:i+3])
AUG CGU AAG
Your task

Read codons

  • Loop through AUGCGUAAG in steps of 3 and print each codon.