Frequently Asked Questions

 
Video Tutorial
1. Registering an Account

An introduction to the BOLD Student Data Portal website. This video provides an overview of the system and describes how to register and create a course.

2. Submitting Data

This video follows the submission of a DNA barcode record from the specimen data all the way to the sequence. It focuses on the student interface, but it allows instructors to follow the steps students will need to undertake in order to create their records.

3. Overseeing a course

This video provides an overview of the tools available to instructors to monitor student work and participation. It also describes the steps needed in validating and approving student-generated data for publication on BOLD and GenBank.

Why didn't my traces appear on the Sequence Page after uploading?

Traces with file names that contain special characters (such as semicolons) can cause errors in uploading traces. Please rename your traces to contain only numbers and letters, and try uploading again.

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