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Genes & sequences

19 resources · Explore genomes, compare sequences and find raw sequencing data.

NCBI Gene

Find gene information and related resources.
Genes & genomes
Database

Ensembl

Explore genome annotations, variants and comparative genomics.
Genes & genomes
Database / browser

UCSC Genome Browser

Browse genome coordinates and annotation tracks.
Genes & genomes
Genome browser

GeneCards

Look up integrated information about human genes.
Genes & genomes
Database

NCBI BLAST

Search for similar nucleotide and protein sequences.
Sequence analysis
Online tool

EMBL-EBI Job Dispatcher

Access sequence alignment and other bioinformatics tools.
Sequence analysis
Online toolkit

MEME Suite

Discover and analyze sequence motifs.
Sequence analysis
Toolkit

SRA

Find and download raw high-throughput sequencing data.
Sequencing data
Data archive

ENA

Find nucleotide sequences and raw sequencing data.
Sequencing data
Data archive

GSA

Archive and find raw omics data.
Sequencing data
Data archive

RefSeq

Find reference genome, transcript and protein sequences.
Reference sequences
Database

GenBank

Find nucleotide sequences submitted by researchers.
Nucleotide sequence archives
Database

NCBI Datasets

Download gene and genome datasets with associated metadata in bulk.
Data retrieval
Data platform

GENCODE

Download human and mouse gene and transcript annotations.
Gene annotation
Database

HGNC

Check approved human gene symbols, names and aliases.
Gene nomenclature
Database

DDBJ

Submit and search nucleotide sequences and associated data.
Nucleotide sequence archives
Database

dbSNP

Look up small genetic variants and reference identifiers.
Genetic variation
Database

Ensembl VEP

Predict variant consequences for genes, transcripts and proteins.
Variant consequence annotation
Online tool / command line

Genome Warehouse (GWH)

Archive and search genome assemblies and annotation data.
Genome assemblies
Database