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Welcome to MaizeSequence.org
Release of an improved version of the B73 genome assembly
March 8, 2010The Maize Genome Sequencing Consortium has released a new version of the B73 maize genome, called B73 RefGen_v2. For more information and to access the raw genome sequence, go to our News section or directly to the genome assembly site at the Arizona Genomics Institute.
We are working on annotating the genome and intend on deploying browser release 5a.57 in May, 2010.
Release 4a.53
Welcome to the brand spankin' new maize genome browser. The new version introduces a slew of new features as well as drastic improvements to existing functionality. In addition to a completely revamped look, the browser now serves the first draft of a full maize genome assembly.
To users who have frequented MaizeSequence.org in the past, the new look may take a bit of getting used to. The layout is a lot more straightforward and simplistic, but rest assured that all the functionality and all the data is there. The extensive help section provides a lot of documentation and useful information. And we always do our best to respond to queries through our feedback form.
If you want to access the previous version of the site, it is now available in an archived site.
We will continue to make additions and improvements to the site in the near future. The best way to stay in touch is by following us on Twitter!
You can access the maize data in a number of ways:
- Browse the genome visually through our Ensembl-driven genome browser.
- Search for specific maize data through a unified (and much-improved) feature name search (top-right-hand corner) or through our BLAST server.
- Download entire data sets via FTP.
New to the site? Get started on the project overview page.
See the project from beginning to end!
As part of the project's education outreach, we have produced, in conjunction with the Dolan DNA Learning Center, an exciting interactive tutorial, featuring interviews and demos about the sequencing effort, public access to the data, and its impact on science and agriculture. [Visit DNALC]
This browser provides the latest sequence and annotation of the Zea mays ssp. mays genome resulting from the Maize Genome Sequencing Project. The browser is based on the AGI Agarose FPC Map and on BAC clone sequences contained therein.
Sequencing of the B73 cultivar commenced in November 2005 as part of a 3-year multi-institutional collaboration funded jointly by the NSF, USDA, and DOE. The strategy is to individually sequence a set BAC clones across a minimal-tiling path. Gene space will be identified and sequenced to finished quality. As of February 27, 2008, the consortium completed the draft sequence of the maize genome and will improve the sequence through the end of 2008. Read more about the Maize Genome Project.
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