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Description

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | The GENCODE Genes track (version 48, April 2025) shows high-quality manual < knownGeneV48lift37 | annotations merged with evidence-based automated annotations across the entire < knownGeneV48lift37 | human genome generated by the < knownGeneV48lift37 | GENCODE project. < knownGeneV48lift37 | By default, only the basic gene set is < knownGeneV48lift37 | displayed, which is a subset of the comprehensive gene set. The basic set represents transcripts < knownGeneV48lift37 | that GENCODE believes will be useful to the majority of users.

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | The track includes protein-coding genes, non-coding RNA genes, and pseudo-genes, though pseudo-genes < knownGeneV48lift37 | are not displayed by default. It contains annotations on the reference chromosomes as well as < knownGeneV48lift37 | assembly patches and alternative loci (haplotypes).

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | Statistics for the v48 release can be found in the < knownGeneV48lift37 | GENCODE site for this build.

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | For more information on the different gene tracks, see our Genes FAQ.

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Display Conventions and Configuration

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | By default, this track displays only the basic GENCODE set, splice variants, and non-coding genes. < knownGeneV48lift37 | It includes options to display the entire GENCODE set and pseudogenes. To customize these < knownGeneV48lift37 | options, the respective boxes can be checked or unchecked at the top of this description page. < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 |

< knownGeneV48lift37 | This track also includes a variety of labels which identify the transcripts when visibility is set < knownGeneV48lift37 | to "full" or "pack". Gene symbols (e.g. NIPA1) are displayed by default, but < knownGeneV48lift37 | additional options include GENCODE Transcript ID (ENST00000561183.5), UCSC Known Gene ID < knownGeneV48lift37 | (uc001yve.4), UniProt Display ID (Q7RTP0). Additional information about gene < knownGeneV48lift37 | and transcript names can be found in our < knownGeneV48lift37 | FAQ.

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | This track, in general, follows the display conventions for gene prediction tracks. The exons for < knownGeneV48lift37 | putative non-coding genes and untranslated regions are represented by relatively thin blocks, while < knownGeneV48lift37 | those for coding open reading frames are thicker. < knownGeneV48lift37 |

Coloring for the gene annotations is based on the annotation type:

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | This track contains an optional codon coloring feature that allows users to < knownGeneV48lift37 | quickly validate and compare gene predictions. There is also an option to display the data as < knownGeneV48lift37 | a density graph, which < knownGeneV48lift37 | can be helpful for visualizing the distribution of items over a region.

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Squishy-pack Display

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | Within a gene using the pack display mode, transcripts below a specified rank will be < knownGeneV48lift37 | condensed into a view similar to squish mode. The transcript ranking approach is < knownGeneV48lift37 | preliminary and will change in future releases. The transcripts rankings are defined by the < knownGeneV48lift37 | following criteria for protein-coding and non-coding genes:

< knownGeneV48lift37 | Protein_coding genes < knownGeneV48lift37 |
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  1. MANE or Ensembl canonical < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 |
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  3. Coding biotypes < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 |
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  5. Completeness < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 |
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  7. CARS score (only for coding transcripts)
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  9. Transcript genomic span and length (only for non-coding transcripts)
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< knownGeneV48lift37 | Non-coding genes < knownGeneV48lift37 |
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  1. Transcript biotype < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 |
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  3. Ensembl canonical
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  5. GENCODE basic
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  7. Transcript genomic span
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  9. Transcript length
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Methods

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | The GENCODE v48 track was built from the GENCODE downloads file < knownGeneV48lift37 | gencode.v48.chr_patch_hapl_scaff.annotation.gff3.gz. Data from other sources < knownGeneV48lift37 | were correlated with the GENCODE data to build association tables. The lift to GRCh37/hg19 < knownGeneV48lift37 | made use of the lift mechanism described < knownGeneV48lift37 | here.

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Related Data

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | The GENCODE Genes transcripts are annotated in numerous tables, each of which is also available as a < knownGeneV48lift37 | downloadable < knownGeneV48lift37 | file. < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 |

< knownGeneV48lift37 | One can see a full list of the associated tables in the Table Browser by selecting GENCODE Genes from the track menu; this list < knownGeneV48lift37 | is then available on the table menu. < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 |

Data access

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | GENCODE Genes and its associated tables can be explored interactively using the < knownGeneV48lift37 | REST API, the < knownGeneV48lift37 | Table Browser or the < knownGeneV48lift37 | Data Integrator. < knownGeneV48lift37 | The genePred format files for hg38 are available from our < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 | downloads directory or in our < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 | GTF download directory. < knownGeneV48lift37 | All the tables can also be queried directly from our public MySQL < knownGeneV48lift37 | servers, with more information available on our < knownGeneV48lift37 | help page as well as on < knownGeneV48lift37 | our blog.

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Credits

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | The GENCODE Genes track was produced at UCSC from the GENCODE comprehensive gene set using a < knownGeneV48lift37 | computational pipeline developed by Jim Kent and Brian Raney. This version of the track was < knownGeneV48lift37 | generated by Jonathan Casper.

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References

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< knownGeneV48lift37 | Mudge JM, Carbonell-Sala S, Diekhans M, Martinez JG, Hunt T, Jungreis I, Loveland JE, Arnan C, < knownGeneV48lift37 | Barnes I, Bennett R et al. < knownGeneV48lift37 | < knownGeneV48lift37 | GENCODE 2025: reference gene annotation for human and mouse. < knownGeneV48lift37 | Nucleic Acids Res. 2025 Jan 6;53(D1):D966-D975. < knownGeneV48lift37 | PMID: 39565199; PMC: PMC11701607 < knownGeneV48lift37 |

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A full list of GENCODE publications is available < knownGeneV48lift37 | at The GENCODE < knownGeneV48lift37 | Project web site. < knownGeneV48lift37 |

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Data Release Policy

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GENCODE data are available for use without restrictions.

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