May 16, 2014

Nucleotide Ambiguity Code

Degenerate base symbols in biochemistry are an IUPAC representation for a position on a DNA sequence that can have multiple possible alternatives.



Reference: 
  • IUPAC-IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (CBN). Abbreviations and symbols for nucleic acids, polynucleotides and their constituents. Recommendations 1970. in Biochem J Vol. 120 449-54 (1970).


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