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Summary

Name Variant Call Format
Version 2.x
Other names  
Identifiers PUID:  fmt/906
Family  
Classification Dataset
Disclosure  
Description The Variant Call Format (VCF) specifies the format of a text file used in bioinformatics for storing gene sequence variations.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats Is previous version of Variant Call Format (3.x)
Is subsequent version of Variant Call Format (1.x)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 04 Jul 2016
Source description  
Last updated 04 Jul 2016
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