Module 8
DNA as a string
Representing sequences in Python.
A sequence is text
A DNA sequence is a chain of the letters A, T, G, and C. In Python, we represent it as a string.
Python
sequence = "ATGCGTA" print(sequence) print(type(sequence))
→ ATGCGTA
<class 'str'>
ATGCGTA
Your task
Store DNA as a string
- Store ATGCGTA in a variable and print it.