Feature comparison between Sequin and Genome Workbench
New NCBI Genome Workbench Genome Submission Wizard
- Can import both ASN.1 and FASTA files to create a submission
- Can import both GFF3 and 5-column feature table annotation files
- Can save and restore work at any time
- Import and export templates at any time
- Easily move between different steps
- Validation and tools for fixing errors are built into the Wizard
- Flat File is displayed and updated as changes are made
Text View: NCBI Genome Workbench vs NCBI Sequin
| Feature | Genome Workbench | Sequin |
|---|---|---|
| Select and Copy Text | YES | Yes (*1) |
| Text View is docked or undocked and placed on a second monitor | YES | No |
| Search controls are immediately visible and simple to use | YES | No (*2) |
| UNDO support | YES | No |
| Can create submissions with sequences from different biological samples | No (*3) | YES |
| Convert feature types | YES | No |
| Reverse Complement Sequences by Sequence ID | YES | No |
| Trim Terminal Ns | YES | No |
| Expand gap features of known length to Include Flanking Ns | YES | No |
| Add Linkage Evidence to All Assembly Gap features | YES | No |
| Add Assembly Gaps features to Sequence | YES | No |
| Remove Gap Features | YES | No |
| Adjust Feature spans for Gaps | YES | No |
*1 – Sequin: User must choose between Doc mode (where they can double-click on items to edit them) and Text mode (where they can select and copy text). Switching modes causes the scroll position to be lost.
*2 – Sequin: Search controls are hidden in a menu and have confusing names, requiring the user to know what kind of data they want to search for
*3 – Genome Workbench is currently only intended for use with genome submissions. Other submissions should be directed towards BankIt.
Current Version is 3.8.2 (released December 12, 2022)
General
Help
Tutorials
- Basic Operation
- Using Active Objects Inspector
- Configure tracks and track display settings
- Working with Non-Public Data
- Viewing Multiple Alignments and Trees
- Broadcasting
- Genes and Variation
- Generating and Viewing Sequence Overlap Alignment
- Working with BAM Files
- Loading Tabular Data
- Working with VCF Files
- Sequence View Markers
- Opening Projects in Genome Workbench
- Publication quality graphics (PDF/SVG image export)
- Editing in Genome Workbench
- Create Protein Alignments using ProSplign
- GFF-CIGAR export for alignments
- Exporting Tree Nodes to CSV
- Generic Table View
- Running BLAST search against custom BLAST databases
- Using Phylogenetic Tree
- Coloring methods in Multiple Alignment View
- Displaying translation discrepancies
- Searching in Genome Workbench
- Graphical View Navigation and Manipulation
- Using the Text View to Review and Edit a Submission
- BAM haplotype filtering
- Displaying new non-NCBI molecules with annotations
- Creating phylogenetic tree from precalculated multiple alignment
- Creating phylogenetic tree starting from search
- Video Tutorials
General use Manuals
- Tree Viewer Formatting
- Tree Viewer Broadcasting
- Genome Workbench Macro
- Query Syntax in Genome Workbench and Tree Viewer
- Multiple Sequence Aligners
- Running Genome Workbench over X Window System
NCBI GenBank Submissions Manuals
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Genome Submission Wizard
- Save Submission File
- Reports
- Import
- Sequences
- Add Features
- Add Publication
- Comments
- Editing Tools