Genome Browser Tutorials

The UCSC Genome Browser allows scientists to visualize genomic data from a wide variety of sources, on the genome of their choice. It supports custom annotations, remote-hosted data, and various data formats. Additional tools include tools to create and share permanent links of Browser snapshots, BLAT to quickly align genomic sequences, and the Table Browser to interactively extract and browse all hosted data.

Tutorials

The tutorials below cover some of our most popular tools. Each tutorial includes annotated screenshots, a step-by-step walkthrough, and an interactive tutorial.

Genome Browser 101

A basic introduction of the most common UCSC Genome Browser usage. This includes the navigation menu, configuration of the tracks display, and where to find additional resources. (15 min)

Gateway Page

Learn how best to use the Gateway page to find assemblies and download shortcuts.

Table Browser

Learn how to extract Genome Browser data sets in various ways.