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Translate RNA

Translate mRNA to protein sequence.

Endpoint​

POST /api/genetics/rna/translate

Request Body​

{
  "sequence": "AUGCGAUCGAUCGAUC"
}

Response​

{
  "mrna": "AUGCGAUCGAUCGAUC",
  "codons": ["AUG", "CGA", "UCG", "AUC", "GAU", "C"],
  "protein": "Met-Arg-Ser-Ile-Asp",
  "amino_acids": ["M", "R", "S", "I", "D"],
  "length": 5,
  "stop_codon": false
}

Example​

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/genetics/rna/translate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"sequence": "AUGCGAUCGAUCGAUC"}'

Notes​

  • Translation starts from position 0
  • Incomplete codons are ignored
  • Stop codons (UAA, UAG, UGA) terminate translation