NCIt definition : The NIH genetic sequence database, an annotated collection of all publicly available
DNA sequences. GenBank records are annotated using a standard set of biological terms
and show these annotations in a Feature Table.;
NCIt note : A new release is made every two months. GenBank is part of the International Nucleotide
Sequence Database Collaboration, which comprises the DNA DataBank of Japan (DDBJ),
the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), and GenBank at NCBI. These three
organizations exchange data on a daily basis. The GenBank database is designed to
provide and encourage access within the scientific community to the most up to date
and comprehensive DNA sequence information. Therefore, NCBI places no restrictions
on the use or distribution of the GenBank data. GenBank is available for searching
at NCBI via several methods.;