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Summary
Name	Variant Call Format
Version	3.x
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/907
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 (4.x) Is subsequent version of Variant Call Format (2.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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