NextGENe Online Help : Project Setup : Setting up a New NextGENe Project : To load the reference files : To load a GenBank or .fasta reference file (Reference < 250 Mbp)
To load a GenBank or .fasta reference file (Reference < 250 Mbp)
1. In the Reference Files pane, click Load.
2. In the Open dialog box, browse to and select the GenBank or .fasta reference file.
 
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A data file in the .fasta format has a file extension of “.fasta.” A GenBank reference file has a file extension of “.gbk” or “.gb.”