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The Global Genome Initiative (GGI) is an initiative of the Smithsonian Institution that seeks to preserve and understand Earth's genomic biodiversity. For more information on GGI, please click here.
This site contains tools developed by GGI to analyze data associated with collections, DNA barcoding, and gap analysis.
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Available Tools
This tool allows the user to query the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) for a list of unit IDs (Biorepository Numbers), to check if the associated samples have been published on GGBN.
GGI Gap Analysis Tool (redirected to external Shiny application)
This application allows the user to conduct a simple gap analysis on a list of taxonomic names. This tool pulls results from static inventory lists of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), GGBN, and GenBank. Inventory lists are updated monthly.
Supported taxonomic levels: kingdoms, phyla/divisions, classes, orders, families, genera. Species names are not currently supported.
Anyone submitting a GGI Awards Program application should use this tool to assess the taxonomic novelty of their proposal.
This tool allows the user to query a list of taxonomic names against current live versions of the Catalogue of Life (CoL), GGBN and GenBank. It is currently limited to small searches (25 names or fewer).