Convert RNA to DNA
CLC Main Workbench lets you convert an RNA sequence into DNA, substituting the U residues (Urasil) for T residues (Thymine):
Toolbox | Nucleotide Analysis (
)| Convert RNA to DNA
(
)
This opens the dialog displayed in figure 16.2:
Figure 16.2: Translating RNA to DNA.
If a sequence was selected before choosing the Toolbox action, this sequence is now listed in the Selected Elements window of the dialog. Use the arrows to add or remove sequences or sequence lists from the selected elements.
Click Finish to start the tool.
This will open a new view in the View Area displaying the new
DNA sequence. The new sequence is not saved automatically. To save
the sequence, drag it into the Navigation Area or press Ctrl + S
(
+ S on Mac) to activate a save dialog.
Note! You can select multiple RNA sequences and sequence lists at a time. If the sequence list contains DNA sequences as well, they will not be converted.