G Guanine A Adenine T Thymine C Cytosine R Purine A,G Y Pyrimidine T,C M Amino A,C K Ketone G,T S Strong interaction C,G W Weak interaction A,T H not-G A,C,T B not-A G,C,T V not-T A,C,G D not-C A,G,T N any G,A,T,C
mbol 3-letter Meaning Codons Depiction
A Ala Alanine GCT,GCC,GCA,GCG !GCN
B Asp,Asn Aspartic,
Asparagine GAT,GAC,AAT,AAC !RAY
C Cys Cysteine TGT,TGC !TGY
D Asp Aspartic GAT,GAC !GAY
E Glu Glutamic GAA,GAG !GAR
F Phe Phenylalanine TTT,TTC !TTY
G Gly Glycine GGT,GGC,GGA,GGG !GGN
H His Histidine CAT,CAC !CAY
I Ile Isoleucine ATT,ATC,ATA !ATH
K Lys Lysine AAA,AAG !AAR
L Leu Leucine TTG,TTA,CTT,CTC,CTA,CTG !TTR,CTN,YTR;YTN
M Met Methionine ATG !ATG
N Asn Asparagine AAT,AAC !AAY
P Pro Proline CCT,CCC,CCA,CCG !CCX
Q Gln Glutamine CAA,CAG !CAR
R Arg Arginine CGT,CGC,CGA,CGG,AGA,AGG !CGX,AGR,MGR;MGN
S Ser Serine TCT,TCC,TCA,TCG,AGT,AGC !TCX,AGY;WSN
T Thr Threonine ACT,ACC,ACA,ACG !ACN
V Val Valine GTT,GTC,GTA,GTG !GTN
W Trp Tryptophan TGG !TGG
X Xxx Unknown !NNN
Y Tyr Tyrosine TAT, TAC !TAY
Z Glu,Gln Glutamic,
Glutamine GAA,GAG,CAA,CAG !SAR
* End Terminator TAA, TAG, TGA !TAR,TRA;TRR
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