commit ec0dcd72f94aaf1d7dbb0f3ee69648ee297af1d5
Author: rav4s <ravidhruvishshah@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri Feb 19 18:57:03 2021 -0600

    Initial Commit

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/target
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+[[package]]
+name = "Rust-DNA-Transcription-Translation"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "Rust-DNA-Transcription-Translation"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["rav4s <ravidhruvishshah@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+use std::io;
+
+fn transcription(dna: String) -> Vec<char> {
+    let char_vec: Vec<char> = dna.chars().collect();
+    let mut transcribed_vec: Vec<char> = Vec::new();
+    for i in char_vec {
+
+        match i {
+            'A' => transcribed_vec.push('U'),
+            'T' => transcribed_vec.push('A'),
+            'C' => transcribed_vec.push('G'),
+            'G' => transcribed_vec.push('C'),
+            _ => println!("{}", i) //just print wrong for now
+        }
+    }
+
+    return transcribed_vec;
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    println!("Enter the DNA strand to be transcribed and translated: ");
+
+    let mut strand = String::new();
+
+    io::stdin()
+        .read_line(&mut strand)
+        .expect("Failed to read line");
+
+    strand = strand.to_uppercase();
+
+    let messenger_rna = transcription(strand);
+}