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Ensembl is a genome browser for vertebrate genomes that supports research in comparative genomics, evolution, sequence variation and transcriptional regulation. Ensembl annotate genes, computes multiple alignments, predicts regulatory function and collects disease data. Ensembl tools include BLAST, BLAT, BioMart and the Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) for all supported species.

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Homo sapiensHumanGRCh38.p7
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     Access archive sites to see previous releases of Ensembl. Add e## to the start of the URL to go the archive, eg e78.ensembl.org takes you to release 78.

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    The reference genome is not always the most common haplotype. View actual protein sequences from 1000 Genomes individuals on the haplotypes page.

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    Ensembl can deliver free training at your institute. Find out more.

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    You can add third-party data to Ensembl by searching the Track Hub Registry

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    We collaborate with lots of major genomics projects, including Blueprint, NextGen, Quantomics, HEROIC and the Neanderthal browser. Find out more on our projects page.

What's New in Ensembl Release 86 (October 2016)

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