Variant Call Format 4.x
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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 | 232366696c65666f726d61743d5643467634 at byte 0 (Variant Call Format v4) |
| PRONOM | fmt/908 |
| Wikidata | Q65595930 |
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From PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-20.