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Figure 1. Revised Send dialog in sequence databases. After choosing "File" as the destination, a new checkbox labeled "Show GI" will appear. When checked, the downloaded data will contain GI numbers as in the past. When unchecked, flat file (GenBank, GenPept) and FASTA formats will not display GI numbers.