#!perl -w use strict; # Look at a sequence and show its length, and both directions my $string = "atttttgcgggccctcggg"; print "The string considered here is $string \n"; my $u = length($string); print "The length of the read sequence is $u \n"; my $rev = reverse($string); print "The string ( 3' to 5') read from left to right is $string \n"; print "The string ( 5' to 3') read from right to left is $rev \n"; # Show the sequence after substitution # It certainly forces it to be at rich! $string =~ tr/a/g/; $string =~ tr/t/c/; print "The string after replacement of oligonucleotides is $string \n"; exit(0);