1)Overview
¢ÂWhat is GenBank?
GenBank is the NIH genetic sequence database, an annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequences. A five-page description is available GenBank is part of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration which is comprised of the DNA DataBank of Japan (DDBJ), the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), and GenBank at NCBI. These three organizations exchange data on a daily basis.
¢ÂSubmissions to GenBank -CBI has a WWW form, called BankIt, for convenient and quick submission of sequence data. The beta-test version of Sequin, NCBI`s new stand-alone submissionsoftware for MAC, PC, and UNIX platforms, is available by FTP. When using Sequin, the output files for direct submission should be sent to GenBank by electronic mail. Alternatively, the data files may be copied to a floppy disk and mailed to NCBI. Authorin, an older stand-alone program for MACs and PCs can still be used to format your submission, alt¡¦(»ý·«)
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