The first release of an assembly is given a name using the first three characters of the organism's
genus and species classification in the format gggSss#, with subsequent assemblies incrementing
the number. Assemblies predating the 2003 introduction of the six-letter naming system were given
two-letter names in a similar gs# format and human assemblies are named hg# for human genome.
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Rest assured that work will continue. There will be updates to the assembly over the next
several years. This has been the case for all other finished (i.e. essentially complete) genome
assemblies as gaps are closed. For example, the C. elegans genome has been
"finished" for several years, but small bits of sequence are still being added and
corrections are being made. NCBI will continue to coordinate the human genome assemblies in
collaboration with the individual chromosome coordinators, and UCSC will continue to QC the assembly
in conjunction with NCBI (and, to a lesser extent, Ensembl). UCSC, NCBI, Ensembl, and others will
display the new releases on their sites as they become available.
Mouse strain used for mouse genome sequence
What strain of mouse was used for the Mus musculus genome?
C57BL/6J.
+
+Looking for a genome assembly?
+
+When looking for a specific assembly, the best place to start is the Gateway page. If you begin to type the common species name or
+NCBI accession number in the
+search box on the left side of the screen, the text will autocomplete if any matches are found.
+This search will also match any
+assembly hubs that are also Public Hubs.
+
+
+If there is no match for the assembly on the gateway page, you may search our
+archive of assembly hubs. These include
+a large number of NCBI assemblies, as well as Vertebrate Genomes Project assemblies. Note that
+many of these are also Public Hubs, and will show up on a Gateway page search.
+
+
+If the assembly of interest is not found in either location, you may write in to our mailing
+list
+(genome@soe.ucsc.edu)
+including the NCBI Genbank assembly accession for the requested
+assembly in the message. These will start
+with either GCA_ or GCF_. Our agreement with the genomics community is
+that we wait until the assembly has been deposited
+into Genbank at NCBI before we process it. See the
+Assembly Submission Guidelines page at NCBI for directions on their submission process.
+
+
+Another option available to all users is to create
+an
+assembly hub. These are assemblies created and hosted by users and displayed on the
+Genome Browser. This requires no intervention by the UCSC Genome Browser, and can be done for
+any assembly. See our
+Quick Start Guide to Assembly Hubs page for additional information and resources. If you
+create an assembly hub, consider sharing it with others as a
+Public Hub.
+