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The aim is to provide a curated, non-redundant sequence database for genomes, transcripts, and proteins across diverse species.

December 17, 2004Nucleic Acids ResearchOpen Access

NCBI Reference Sequence (RefSeq): a curated non-redundant sequence database of genomes, transcripts and proteins

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Database curates and aggregates genomic sequences and protein data across numerous organisms, highlighting diversity.

The aim is to provide a curated, non-redundant sequence database for genomes, transcripts, and proteins across diverse species.
Integrates sequence data from over 2400 organisms
Includes annotation for coding regions, conserved domains, and variations
Uses collaboration, automated annotation, and expert curation to compile data.
Contains over one million proteins representing significant diversity
Links nucleotide and protein sequences to resources like the NCBI Map Viewer
Provides comprehensive information on species through curated annotated sequences.

Kim D. Pruitt (2004) studied this question.

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