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. 2014 Jul 17;9(7):e99982. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099982

Table 1. IUPAC code is adapted from [100].

Symbol Meaning Description Origin
G G Guanine
A A Adenine
T T Thymine
C C Cytosine
R G or A puRine
Y T or C pYrimidine
M A or C aMino
K G or T Ketone
S G or C Strong interaction
W A or T Weak interaction
H A or C or T H follows G in alphabet
B G or T or C B follows A in alphabet
V G or C or A V follows U in alphabet
D G or A or T D follows C in alphabet
N G or A or T or C aNy