Download Upd Human Reference Genome Fasta Format -

UCSC adds a "chr" prefix to every chromosome (e.g., chr1 , chr2 , chrX ).

When browsing the FTP sites, you will see several types of FASTA files. Here is what they mean: download human reference genome fasta format

Includes everything in the primary assembly plus "Alt Loci" (alternate haplotypes). Use this only if your aligner (like BWA-MEM) specifically supports ALT-aware mapping. UCSC adds a "chr" prefix to every chromosome (e