Module 8

Counting A/T/G/C

Tallying each base in a sequence.

Base composition

You can count how many times each base appears using the count() method.

Python
seq = "ATGCGCA"
print(seq.count("A"))
print(seq.count("T"))
print(seq.count("G"))
print(seq.count("C"))
2 1 2 2
Your task

Count each base

  • Count A, T, G, C in ATGCGCA and print each.