Variant Call Format 1.x

Writable

dataset

The Variant Call Format (VCF) specifies the format of a text file used in bioinformatics for storing gene sequence variations.

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Extensions	`.vcf`
Signatures	`232366696c65666f726d61743d5643467631` at byte 0 (Variant Call Format v1)
PRONOM	`fmt/905`
Wikidata	`Q7915770`

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Mega2, the Manipulation Environment for Genetic AnalysisOpen sourcereads and writes · GNU General Public License, version 3.0
bioSyntaxOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 3.0
SAMtoolsOpen sourcereads · Expat license

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From PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-20.