GenBank
GenBank® is a comprehensive database that contains publicly available nucleotide sequences for almost 260 000 formally described species. These sequences are obtained primarily through submissions from individual laboratories and batch submissions from large-scale sequencing projects, including whole-genome shotgun (WGS) and environmental sampling projects. Most submissions are made using the web-based BankIt or standalone Sequin programs, and GenBank staff assigns accession numbers upon data receipt. Daily data exchange with the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) and the DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) ensures worldwide coverage. GenBank is accessible through the NCBI Entrez retrieval system,…
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About this database
| Website | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/ |
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| Subjects | Life Sciences · Biology · Medicine · Basic Biological and Medical Research · Microbiology, Virology and Immunology · General Genetics · Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 |