Reference genomes

Current default reference genome: GRCh38.p14

Human reference genomes are preloaded and ready for you to use with any DNA app. We also include many of the historical reference genomes in order to facilitate studies and analysis that require these earlier references.

New builds are added as they become available from the ⁠Genome Reference Consortium (GRC).

When you use an app, the reference genome can be autodetected or manually selected. Autodetection provides simplicity while manual selection gives you full control.

Learn more about reference genome autodetection

Reference Genome (preloaded and ready to use)	Date
GRCh38.p13	Mar 2019
GRCh38.p12	Dec 2017
GRCh38.p6	Dec 2015
GRCh38.p5	Sep 2015
GRCh38.p4	Jun 2015
GRCh38.p3	Apr 2015
GRCh38.p2	Dec 2014
GRCh38.p1	Oct 2014
hg38 / GRCh38	Jan 2014
hg19 / NCBI137 / GRCh37	Feb 2009
hg19 / NCBI137 / GRCh37 (1000 Genomes Project)	Feb 2009
hg18 / NCBI136	Mar 2006
hg18 / NCBI136 Female (1000 Genomes Project)	Mar 2006
hg18 / NCBI136 Male (1000 Genomes Project)	Mar 2006
hg17 / NCBI135	May 2004
hg16 / NCBI134	Jul 2003
hg15 / NCBI133	Apr 2003
hg13 / NCBI131	Nov 2002
hg12 / NCBI130	Jun 2002
hg11 / NCBI129	Apr 2002
hg10 / NCBI128	Dec 2001
hg8	Aug 2001
hg7	Apr 2001
hg6	Dec 2000
hg5 Final	Jan 2001
hg5 Preliminary	Oct 2000
hg4	Sep 2000
hg2	Jun 2000