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See also What is Translation? and How to translate your DNA sequence into a protein sequence.
This command is only valid for DNA sequences.The standard genetic code is set as default. Should you require a different genetic code, select it in the drop down table. See here for more information about the different genetic codes.
Show all frames
Select a single DNA sequence (this action can only be performed for one sequence at a time) and click on the "Show all frames". A new window opens, which displays the DNA sequence followed by all three forward reading frames. Start codons are marked in green, stop codons in red. By clicking on a codon you can select the beginning of a protein sequence, a subsequent click on a codon in the same frame selects the end. By clicking the button 'Export selected', the selected protein sequence is added to your project.
You can Shift-Click on a codon to automatically extend the selection to the corresponding open reading frame (ORF; the most upstream start codon and the next downstream stop codon).
Translate directly
This option let's you directly translate one or multiple nucleotide sequences, without choosing an exact beginning and end codon. Select one or more DNA sequences and choose the reading frame to translate the chosen DNA sequences in full length. Stop codons are displayed as asterisks (*).
Reverse reading frames uses the reverse complement of the chosen sequence. This is the same action as clicking the reverse complement action followed by translating the resulting sequence using a forward reading frame.
Best guess
This option translates one or multiple nucleotide sequences by automatically choosing the longest possible open reading frame (ORF) in all three forward and all three reverse frames.