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---
id: 68d30845cc08266018fc46bc
title: "Challenge 76: Complementary DNA"
challengeType: 29
dashedName: challenge-76
---
# --description--
Given a string representing a DNA sequence, return its complementary strand using the following rules:
- DNA consists of the letters `"A"`, `"C"`, `"G"`, and `"T"`.
- The letters `"A"` and `"T"` complement each other.
- The letters `"C"` and `"G"` complement each other.
For example, given `"ACGT"`, return `"TGCA"`.
# --hints--
`complementary_dna("ACGT")` should return `"TGCA"`.
```js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(complementary_dna("ACGT"), "TGCA")`)
}})
```
`complementary_dna("ATGCGTACGTTAGC")` should return `"TACGCATGCAATCG"`.
```js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(complementary_dna("ATGCGTACGTTAGC"), "TACGCATGCAATCG")`)
}})
```
`complementary_dna("GGCTTACGATCGAAG")` should return `"CCGAATGCTAGCTTC"`.
```js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(complementary_dna("GGCTTACGATCGAAG"), "CCGAATGCTAGCTTC")`)
}})
```
`complementary_dna("GATCTAGCTAGGCTAGCTAG")` should return `"CTAGATCGATCCGATCGATC"`.
```js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(complementary_dna("GATCTAGCTAGGCTAGCTAG"), "CTAGATCGATCCGATCGATC")`)
}})
```
# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
```py
def complementary_dna(strand):
return strand
```
# --solutions--
```py
def complementary_dna(strand):
complements = { "A": "T", "T": "A", "C": "G", "G": "C" }
return "".join(complements[n] for n in strand)
```