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Recommendations for the formatting of Variant Call Format (VCF) files to make plant genotyping data FAIR.
F1000Research - 1 Jan 2022
Beier Sebastian, Fiebig Anne, Pommier Cyril, Liyanage Isuru, Lange Matthias, Kersey Paul J, Weise Stephan, Finkers Richard, Koylass Baron, Cezard Timothee, Courtot Mélanie, Contreras-Moreira Bruno, Naamati Guy, Dyer Sarah, Scholz Uwe
Abstract excerpt
In this opinion article, we discuss the formatting of files from (plant) genotyping studies, in particular the formatting of metadata in Variant Call Format (VCF) files. The flexibility of the VCF format specification facilitates its use as a generic interchange format across domains but can lead to inconsistency between files in the presentation of metadata. To enable fully autonomous machine actionable data...
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