diff --git a/src/crested/_genome.py b/src/crested/_genome.py
index b40ea5c..8d17329 100644
--- a/src/crested/_genome.py
+++ b/src/crested/_genome.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from pysam import FastaFile
 
 import crested._conf as conf
+from crested.utils import reverse_complement
 
 
 class Genome:
@@ -146,6 +147,42 @@ def name(self) -> str:
                 return basename
         return self._name
 
+    def fetch(self, chrom=None, start=None, end=None, strand = "+", region = None) -> str:
+        """
+        Fetch a sequence from a genomic region.
+
+        Start and end denote 0-based, half-open intervals, following the bed convention.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        chrom
+            The chromosome of the region to extract.
+        start
+            The start of the region to extract. Assumes 0-indexed positions.
+        end
+            The end of the region to extract, exclusive.
+        strand
+            The strand of the region. If '-', the sequence is reverse-complemented. Default is "+".
+        region
+            Alternatively, a region string to parse. If supplied together with chrom/start/end, explicit coordinates take priority.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        The requested sequence, as a string.
+        """
+        if region and any(chrom, start, end):
+            logger.warning("Both region and chrom/start/end supplied. Using chrom/start/end...")
+        elif region:
+            if region[-2] == ":":
+                chrom, start_end, strand = region.split(":")
+            else:
+                chrom, start_end = region.split(":")
+            start, end = map(int, start_end.split("-"))
+        seq = self.fasta.fetch(reference=chrom, start=start, end=end)
+        if strand == "-":
+            return reverse_complement(seq)
+        else:
+            return seq
 
 def register_genome(genome: Genome):
     """
diff --git a/src/crested/utils/_utils.py b/src/crested/utils/_utils.py
index 3c1e321..844a74b 100644
--- a/src/crested/utils/_utils.py
+++ b/src/crested/utils/_utils.py
@@ -350,9 +350,7 @@ def fetch_sequences(
     genome = _resolve_genome(genome)
     seqs = []
     for region in regions:
-        chrom, start_end = region.split(":")
-        start, end = start_end.split("-")
-        seq = genome.fasta.fetch(chrom, int(start), int(end))
+        seq = genome.fetch(region = region)
         if uppercase:
             seq = seq.upper()
         seqs.append(seq)
diff --git a/tests/test_data.py b/tests/test_data.py
index 8745f34..4a00a22 100644
--- a/tests/test_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_data.py
@@ -105,3 +105,45 @@ def test_import_beds_with_genome(genome):
     assert all(
         warning_text_filtered not in msg for msg in warning_messages
     ), "Warning about filtered regions was unexpectedly raised."
+
+def test_genome_fetch(genome):
+    """Test reading the genome."""
+    import crested
+
+    fasta_file = genome
+    genome = crested.Genome(
+        fasta=fasta_file,
+        chrom_sizes="tests/data/test.chrom.sizes",
+    )
+    seq = genome.fetch('chr1', 10000, 10100)
+    assert len(seq) == 100
+
+
+def test_genome_fetch_region(genome):
+    """Test reading the genome with a region string."""
+    import crested
+
+    fasta_file = genome
+    genome = crested.Genome(
+        fasta=fasta_file,
+        chrom_sizes="tests/data/test.chrom.sizes",
+    )
+    seq1 = genome.fetch('chr1', 10000, 10100)
+    seq2 = genome.fetch(region = 'chr1:10000-10100')
+    assert seq1 == seq2
+
+def test_genome_fetch_reverse(genome):
+    """Test reading the genome on the negative strand."""
+    import crested
+
+    fasta_file = genome
+    genome = crested.Genome(
+        fasta=fasta_file,
+        chrom_sizes="tests/data/test.chrom.sizes",
+    )
+    seq_forward = genome.fetch('chr1', 10000, 10100)
+    seq_rev = genome.fetch('chr1', 10000, 10100, "-")
+    seq_rev_region = genome.fetch(region = 'chr1:10000-10100:-')
+    assert seq_rev == crested.utils.reverse_complement(seq_forward)
+    assert seq_rev_region == seq_rev
+