CSIS 9 Final Project - DNA Matcher

A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides that creates an amino acid. You will use a sample
list of 3 codons ('GTA','GGG','CAC').

Create a module file called DNAmatcher.py that holds the DNAmatcher class.

● This class takes in a list of samples of DNA codons. Don’t forget the create the
__int__ and __repr__ methods.

○ In the __repr__ method, turn the list of sample codons into a string using join,
Below is what his code looks like where self.samples is the list of codons:

○ Return "DNA to match: " + sample_string in the __repr__ method.

● The first method in this class is called read_dna and has one parameter for the input
file. It opens the file and reads each line in a loop and puts them into a string. Return
the string.

● The second method, called dna_codons, takes in the DNA string as a parameter. This
method turns the DNA string into a list of codons. Loop through the string using
range(start, end, increment). In the loop you must check that there are
enough letters left in the string before you create the next codon. Return the list.

● The third method is called match_dna, and it takes in the codon list as a parameter.
You will need to loop through the codon list to see if any of these codons match one of
the codons in the sample list above. Count the number of matches and return this
number.

● The last method is called is_match and it has one parameter for the input file. This
method calls read_dna with the input file. It then calls dna_codons and then
match_dna, using the returns from the previous method calls as arguments for the next
method. If the number of matches returned from match_dna is greater than 3, then you
should return a string that looks like this: “Number of matches: 6 DNA profile
is a match”. Otherwise, you should return “Not a match”

In main.py

● Import DNAmatcher
 ● Create the sample list of 3 codons from above.

● Instantiate DNAmatcher with the sample list.

● Check which one of the 3 subject files of DNA can be considered a match by calling
is_match and printing an output that looks like this: “Subject 1: Not a match”

Grading Rubric

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