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sequence file format

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nobia • 0

what type of file is the most preferred : DNAStrider, Fitch, GCG, Fasta, Stanford / IG or Staden

what is the meaning of the checksum in GCG file format

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Preferred for what?

Each of those formats is used in particular software package (with exception of fasta).

ADD REPLY • link 7.5 years ago by GenoMax 141k

score 2 · Answer 1 · 2016-10-21

File-format usually depends upon what you would like to do.

See this format list.

Some general description:

http://emboss.sourceforge.net/docs/themes/SequenceFormats.html

Some other examples:

http://emboss.open-bio.org/html/use/ch05s02.html

GCG-format is describled shortly here (link is below).

https://books.google.ru/books?id=Y331BwAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PT32&lpg=RA2-PT32&dq=what+is+the+meaning+of+the+checksum+in+GCG+file+format&source=bl&ots=65z3mhB_GF&sig=ROPMWIzE8rUBZ-KStkHzRwY7hok&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin19zM4evPAhXFO5oKHa_OAckQ6AEINDAD#v=onepage&q=what%20is%20the%20meaning%20of%20the%20checksum%20in%20GCG%20file%20format&f=false

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"The GCG format has one notable signature, i.e., 2 dots (. ... modified by a text editor and the checksum has been altered, GCG programs will not recognize this sequence. ... By default, GCG does not require consistent naming and UNIX does not insist on file types."