GENCODE identifies and classifies human and mouse genes, with release information, data access guidance, and documentation.

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About GENCODE

GENCODE identifies and classifies gene features in the human and mouse genomes based on biological evidence, and releases these annotations for biomedical research and genome interpretation. It lists GENCODE 50 for human and GENCODE M39 for mouse, both dated June 2026, with release history, statistics, and guidance on how to access data.

It also provides a catalog of human promoter windows, expanding lncRNA annotations from Capture Long-read Sequencing, a Primary transcript set for protein-coding genes, and annotation of non-canonical human ORFs predicted by Ribo-seq data with peptidomics and immunopeptidomics data.

Key features

  • Identify and classify human genome gene features
  • Identify and classify mouse genome gene features
  • Human promoter windows catalog
  • Expanding lncRNA annotations from Capture Long-read Sequencing
  • Primary transcript set for protein-coding genes
  • Non-canonical human ORF annotation with peptidomics data
Best for: Researchers who use human and mouse genome annotations for biomedical research and genome interpretation.
Good for
  • Covers both human and mouse genomes with evidence-based annotation
  • Lists current releases with release history and statistics
  • Explains data format, tags, and biotypes

GENCODE at a glance

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Web, Windows
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Last checked
Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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