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Getting Started

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Quick Start

Get up and running quickly with this brief tour of the Geneious Prime interface

Getting Started with Geneious Prime

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Getting Started Series

Master the basics of Geneious Prime with short video tutorials of key features

Getting Started with Biologics [Thumb]

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Get Started with Biologics

Master the basics of Geneious Biologics with short video tutorials of key features

Sanger Sequencing and Microsatellites

How to perform Sanger Sequencing

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Sanger Sequence Analysis

Align your chromatograms to a reference sequence, find variants and verify sequences.

How to perform Microsatellite Analysis

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Microsatellite Analysis

Use the Microsatellites Plugin to import ABI fragment analysis files, visualize traces, fit ladders, call peaks and more.

Tutorial Assembling Chromatograms

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Assembling Chromatograms

Trim, edit and assemble chromatograms, find heterozygotes and incorrectly called bases.

Tutorial microsatellite analysis

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Microsatellite Traces

Use the Microsatellite plugin to fit a ladder, call peaks, bin alleles and produce a table of genotypes.

Next Generation Sequencing

How to perform de novo assembly

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De Novo Assembly

Learn to perform de novo assembly of short-read NGS data and assemble circular contigs.

How to map to reference

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Map to Reference

Map next-generation sequencing data against a reference, and assemble coronavirus genomes.

How to call and compare SNPs

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Calling and Comparing SNPs

Call and compare SNPs on a NGS assembled contig.

How to perform metagenomics analysis

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Metagenomics Analysis

Learn how to assemble, filter and analyze an NGS amplicon metagenomic data set.

How to perform expression analysis

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Expression Analysis

Calculate and compare normalized expression measures from RNA-Seq data

Tutorial de novo assembly

WRITTEN TUTORIAL

Practice De Novo Assembly

De novo assembly of short-read NGS data and quality checking your assembly against a reference sequence.

Tutorial mapping and SNP Calling

WRITTEN TUTORIAL

Mapping and SNP Calling

Perform a reference assembly with NGS data and call SNPs on the assembled contig.

Tutorial metagenomic analysis

WRITTEN TUTORIAL

Amplicon Metagenomics

Assemble, filter and analyze an NGS amplicon metagenomic data set.

Tutorial expression analysis

WRITTEN TUTORIAL

Practice Expression Analysis

Calculate normalized expression levels from RNA-Seq data.

Tutorial expression analysis with DESeq2

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Expression Analysis with DESeq2

Use DESeq2 to compare expression levels for two sample conditions with replicates.

Tutorial sequence classifier

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Sequence Classifier

Use Sequence Classifier to classify mitochondrial sequences obtained from subfossil bones.

Alignments and Tree Building

How to build phylogenetic trees

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Phylogenetic Tree Building

Learn the basic steps to build a tree and manipulate the tree viewer in Geneious Prime.

How to perform multiple alignments

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Multiple Alignments

Use multiple alignments to assess levels of homology among a group of sequences before constructing a phylogeny.

How to perform pairwise alignment

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Pairwise Alignments

Use a dot plot to view regions of similarity and perform pairwise alignment of related sequences.

How to align Genomes with Mauve

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Mauve Alignment

Align bacterial genomes with the Mauve plugin. Convert Mauve alignments into standard alignments.

Tutorial building phylogenetic trees

WRITTEN TUTORIAL

Building Phylogenetic Trees

Align sequences, build a phylogenetic tree, and view and manipulate the tree.

Tutorial pairwise alignment

WRITTEN TUTORIAL

Practice Pairwise Alignments

Align pairs of DNA and protein sequences using dot plots and alignment algorithms.

Tutorial aligning bacterial genomes with mauve

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Practice Mauve Alignments

Use the Mauve plugin to align bacterial genomes, complete genomes, and ordering of draft genomes against a reference.

Tutorial plant molecular evolution

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Plant Molecular Evolution

Annotate plant DNA sequences using BLAST and multiple alignment, then read a phylogenetic tree.

Annotate and Visualize

How to annotate sequences

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Annotate Sequences

Annotate your sequences by customizing the view, adding new annotations or annotating your sequence using BLAST.

How to visualize 3D structures

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Visualize 3D Structures

Learn to use the Geneious 3D structure viewer to visualize and manipulate active sites in a protein structure.

Tutorial transferring annotations

WRITTEN TUTORIAL

Transfer Annotations

Quickly annotate a sequence by transferring annotations from related sequences with these three easy methods.

Tutorial visualizing 3D structures

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3D Structures

Explore the controls in the Geneious 3D structure viewer and visualize active sites in a protein structure.

Molecular Cloning

How to perform restriction cloning

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Restriction Cloning

Find and analyze restriction enzymes and simulate restriction cloning of a single insert into a vector backbone.

How to perform gateway cloning

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Gateway Cloning

Learn how Gateway cloning works and how to clone single or multiple fragments into an expression clone.

How to perform golden gate cloning

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Golden Gate Cloning

Learn the principles of Golden Gate cloning and how to simulate standard or batch Golden Gate cloning.

How to perform gibson assembly

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Gibson Assembly

Simulate Gibson Assembly of a single insert into a vector, and perform batch cloning from a sequence list.

How to perform in-fusion cloning

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In-Fusion Cloning

Learn how In-Fusion cloning works, how to perform In-Fusion cloning in Geneious Prime and analyze your results.

How to perform TOPO cloning

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TOPO Cloning

How to simulate TOPO cloning using TA, Blunt or Directional methods.

How to perform parts cloning

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Parts Cloning

Simulate parts cloning and concatenate libraries of genetic elements outputting all possible combinations.

Tutorial restriction cloning

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Practice Restriction Cloning

Simulate restriction cloning, ligating PCR product into an expression vector and confirm CDS in-frame fusion.

Tutorial gateway cloning

WRITTEN TUTORIAL

Practice Gateway Cloning

Simulate Gateway cloning, automatically design attB-linked primers, BP and LR reactions, and Multisite Gateway.

Tutorial golden gate cloning

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Practice Golden Gate Cloning

Simulate Golden Gate cloning and automatically design primers for generating overhangs for assembly of parts.

Tutorial gibson assembly

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Practice Gibson Assembly

Simulate Gibson Assembly with the assembly of single and multiple fragments.

Tutorial TOPO cloning

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Practice TOPO Cloning

Simulate TOPO cloning using TA, Blunt or Directional methods.

Primer Design and CRISPR

How to perform primer design

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Primer Design

Learn how to view, design and export primers for many applications such as PCR, cloning or sequencing.

How to work with CRISPR

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Working with CRISPR

How to find and annotate CRISPR sites, then analyze and interpret the results.

Tutorial primer design

WRITTEN TUTORIAL

Practice Primer Design

Import, design and test oligonucleotide primers, primer-pairs and primer-pair/probe combinations.

Tutorial finding CRISPR sites

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Finding CRISPR Sites

Find and annotate CRISPR sites in a sequence and check against a genome for off-target binding sites.

Tutorial Analyze CRISPR editing results

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Analyze CRISPR Editing

Analyze CRISPR editing results, including how to prepare your sequence files, set up the analysis and interpret the results.

BLAST, NCBI & GenBank

How to perform BLAST searching

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BLAST Searching

How to single or batch BLAST your sequence against GenBank or custom databases to find similar sequences.

How to work with GenBank

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Working with GenBank

Access GenBank, and prepare and submit sequences and alignments to the GenBank database.

Tutorial BLAST searching

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Practice BLAST Searching

BLAST your sequence against GenBank or custom databases to find similar sequences.

Tutorial accessing GenBank

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Accessing GenBank

Access information in GenBank, including sequences, taxonomic information and publications.

Tutorial GenBank Submission

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GenBank Submission

Format sequences and alignments for submission to GenBank using the Geneious GenBank Submission tool.

Automation & Customization

How to create automated workflows

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Automated Workflows

Use workflows to automate your analyses and run a set of operations with a single click.

Tutorial creating automated workflows

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Creating Workflows

Set up a workflow to automatically run a pipeline from raw Sanger sequences to a phylogenetic tree.

Using command line interface

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Command Line Interface

Sync data and run Geneious Prime operations and workflows locally or execute on more powerful servers.

Plugin development

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Plugin Development

Use the Geneious Public API to create plugins to extend functionality, integrate with existing systems or add your own custom algorithms

Antibody Discovery

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Get Started with Geneious Biologics

Master the basics of Geneious Biologics with this video series

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Explore Antibody Discovery

Master antibody discovery concepts and Geneious Biologics tools.