Table 1 Important tools of the UCSC Genome Browser, accessible through the menu bar
My Data → My Sessions | The current view (session) can be saved to a link that can be shared with others. Other users can explore the session interactively and make adjustments without affecting the original session. |
View → PDF/PS | The current view can be downloaded to a PDF for publications and presentations. |
View → DNA | The genome sequence currently visible within the browser window can be downloaded. Although the viral sequence is viewable as RNA (with U instead of T), the downloaded sequence uses the DNA nucleotides (T instead of U). |
Tools → BLAT | BLAT45, the BLAST-like alignment tool, allows users to quickly find the coordinates of a short nucleotide or protein sequence encoded within the genome. |
Tools → Table Browser | The table browser is a simple interface to download the data stored within the annotation tracks as spreadsheet tables or common genomics formats (for example, BED or GFF). Users can also perform basic analysis, such as intersecting tracks and displaying them as new tracks. API or downloads are described in the main text. |
