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Biopython Fundamentals
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Calculating Basic Sequence Statistics:

  • Biopython provides methods to calculate basic statistics of a sequence, such as length and GC content.
from Bio.Seq import Seq

sequence = Seq("ATCGATCGATCG")

length = len(sequence)
gc_content = sequence.count("G") + sequence.count("C")

print("Sequence Length:", length)
print("GC Content:", gc_content)
  • Create a Seq object from a DNA sequence.
  • Use the len() function to calculate the sequence length.
  • Count the occurrences of “G” and “C” to calculate the GC content.
  • Print the sequence length and GC content.