WENDY CHAO'S LABORATORY PROTOCOLS IUPAC NUCLEOTIDE SYMBOLS - stuff you shouldn't have to memorize |
|
symbol |
nucleotide(s) |
why
is it named that? |
A |
A |
adenine |
C |
C |
cytosine |
G |
G |
guanine |
T |
T |
thymine |
U |
U |
uracil |
R |
A
or G |
purine |
Y |
C
or T (U) |
pyrimidine |
M |
A
or C |
amino |
K |
G
or T (U) |
keto |
S |
C
or G |
strong
bond |
W |
A
or T |
weak
bond |
B |
C,
G, or T (U) |
non-A |
D |
A,
G, or T (U) |
non-C |
H |
A,
C, or T (U) |
non-G |
V |
A,
C, or G |
non-T
(U) |
N |
A,
C, G, or T (U) |
any nucleotide |
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