skbio.sequence.GeneticCode.from_ncbi

classmethod GeneticCode.from_ncbi(table_id=1)[source]

Return NCBI genetic code specified by table ID.

State: Stable as of 0.4.0.

Parameters:table_id (int, optional) – Table ID of the NCBI genetic code to return.
Returns:NCBI genetic code specified by table_id.
Return type:GeneticCode

Notes

The table IDs and genetic codes available in this method and used throughout the examples are defined in [1].

References

[1]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Utils/wprintgc.cgi

Examples

Get the NCBI thraustochytrium mitochondrial genetic code (23):

>>> tmgc = GeneticCode.from_ncbi(23)
>>> tmgc.name
'Thraustochytrium Mitochondrial'