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  Tue Mar 31 16:12:39 2026 -0700
Small tweaks to new browser docs intro page, refs #36894

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 title: "Genome Browser Documentation"
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-Browse all UCSC Genome Browser documentation by topic.
-
 New to the Genome Browser? Start with our [Genome Browser Basics
 tutorial](/docs/tutorials/gb101.html), a 15-minute walkthrough of the
 interface, navigation, and track display. You can also browse our
 [glossary](/docs/genomeBrowserGlossary.html) to learn common terms used throughout
 this documentation.
 
 ## Using the Genome Browser Interface and Tools
 
 The Genome Browser offers a dynamic interface for visualizing genomic data on
 a variety of genome assemblies. In addition to visualization, there are several tools
 for extracting data from the current visualization.
 
 ### Tutorials
 We offer detailed step-by-step tutorials for several of our tools:
 
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 | Genome Browser Basics | Covers basics of the UCSC Genome Browser track interface | [View Tutorial](/docs/tutorials/gb101.html) |
 | Gateway Page | Learn to find genome assemblies | [View Tutorial](/docs/tutorials/gatewayTutorial.html) |
 | Table Browser | Introduces Table Browser queries | [View Tutorial](/docs/tutorials/tableBrowserTutorial.html) |
 | Custom Tracks | Upload your custom annotations | [View Tutorial](/docs/tutorials/customTrackTutorial.html) |
 
 Navigate to our [Tutorial index](/docs/tutorials/index.html) to see them all.
 
 ### Video tutorials
 Our [training page](/training/index.html) has short how-to videos covering common
 tasks like saving sessions, using BLAT and isPCR, finding SNPs in a gene, and
 using Multi-Region View. We also offer in-person and virtual workshops,
 [contact us](/docs/contacts.html) to host one at your institution.
 
 ## Understanding Genome Browser Assemblies and Annotations
 
-The Genome Browser allows for the visualization of various annotations on
-a wide variety of genome assemblies. A genome assembly is a reconstruction of
+The Genome Browser allows for the visualization of  annotations on
+a variety of genome assemblies. A genome assembly is a reconstruction of
 an organism's complete DNA sequence from shorter sequenced fragments. Different
 assemblies of the same species may exist as sequencing technology improves
 (e.g., hg19 vs. hg38 for human).
 
 - Use our [gateway page](/cgi-bin/hgGateway) to access popular assemblies or
   search for an assembly of interest. Learn more from our
   [tutorial](/docs/tutorials/gatewayTutorial.html).
 - If your assembly is not available, [request it](/assemblySearch.html).
 
 The Genome Browser displays annotations as horizontal "tracks" layered beneath
 the genome coordinate ruler. These tracks fall into several major categories:
 
 - Genes and Gene Predictions: curated and predicted gene models (GENCODE,
   RefSeq, Augustus)
 - Regulation: transcription factor binding, histone marks, DNase