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How to clean up a DNA sequence

  1. Paste a sequence copied from anywhere, with numbers, spaces or other characters in it.
  2. Choose whether letters that are not bases are removed or replaced with N, and tick Change U to T for RNA.
  3. Set the letter case and line length. Copy output or Download saves the result.

Frequently asked questions

Which letters are kept?

A, C, G, T, U and the IUPAC ambiguity codes R, Y, S, W, K, M, B, D, H, V and N. Everything else counts as another letter or is dropped.

Is my sequence uploaded?

No. Everything runs in your browser, so your sequences never leave your device.

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