| Code | Display | Definition |
| bam |
BAM |
Binary Alignment/Map format for storing read alignments against reference sequences. |
| bed |
BED |
Browser Extensible Data format for representing genomic regions and associated annotations. |
| bedpe |
BEDPE |
Paired-End BED format for representing pairwise genomic interactions. |
| bedgraph |
BedGraph |
BED Graph format for representing genomic signals as continuous-valued data. |
| bigbed |
bigBed |
Binary indexed BED format for efficiently storing large amounts of genomic region data. |
| bigWig |
bigWig |
Binary indexed Wig format for efficiently storing large amounts of continuous-valued genomic data. |
| birdsuite-files |
Birdsuite-Files |
File format used by the Birdsuite suite of software for SNP genotyping and copy number analysis. |
| broadpeak |
broadPeak |
BED format variant for representing broad peaks in ChIP-Seq data. |
| cbs |
CBS |
Copy number data format output by Circular Binary Segmentation analysis. |
| chemical-reactivity-probing-profiles |
Chemical-Reactivity-Probing-Profiles |
Profiles of chemical reactivity for RNA structure analysis. |
| chrom-sizes |
chrom-sizes |
File listing chromosome names and their sizes. |
| cn |
CN |
Copy number data format. |
| custom-file-formats |
Custom-File-Formats |
User-defined or proprietary file formats for genomic data. |
| cytoband |
Cytoband |
Chromosome cytogenetic band locations and characteristics. |
| fasta |
FASTA |
Format for representing sequences of nucleic acids or proteins using single letter codes. |
| gct |
GCT |
Gene Cluster Text format for storing gene expression data. |
| cram |
CRAM |
Compressed Reference-Aligned Map format for storing read alignments more compactly than BAM. |
| genepred |
genePred |
Format for storing gene predictions with exon and CDS information. |
| gff-gtf |
GFF/GTF |
General Feature Format / Gene Transfer Format for storing genomic features and annotations. |
| gistic |
GISTIC |
Genomic Identification of Significant Targets in Cancer output format for copy number analysis. |
| goby |
Goby |
Compact file format for storing read alignments, variations, and base quality information. |
| gwas |
GWAS |
Genome-Wide Association Study format for storing association results. |
| igv |
IGV |
Integrative Genomics Viewer session or display format. |
| loh |
LOH |
Loss of Heterozygosity data format. |
| maf-multiple-alignment-format |
MAF-Multiple Alignment Format |
Multiple Alignment Format for storing aligned sequences. |
| maf-mutation-annotation-format |
MAF-Mutation-Annotation-Format |
Mutation Annotation Format for storing somatic mutation data. |
| merged-bam-file |
Merged BAM File |
BAM file containing read alignments from multiple samples or lanes merged together. |
| mut |
MUT |
Mutation data format. |
| narrowpeak |
narrowPeak |
BED format variant for representing narrow peaks in ChIP-Seq data. |
| psl |
PSL |
Pattern Space Layout format for storing sequence alignments. |
| res |
RES |
Resolution data format. |
| rna-secondary-structure-formats |
RNA-Secondary-Structure-Formats |
Formats for representing RNA secondary structure information. |
| sam |
SAM |
Sequence Alignment/Map format for storing read alignments, the uncompressed version of BAM. |
| sample-info-attributes-file |
Sample-Info-Attributes-file |
File containing sample information and attributes. |
| seg |
SEG |
Segmented data format for storing copy number or other segmented genomic data. |
| tdf |
TDF |
Tiled Data Format for efficient storage and display of large genomic datasets. |
| track-line |
Track Line |
UCSC Genome Browser track line header defining display properties for genomic data. |
| type-line |
Type Line |
Type line header for defining genomic data track properties. |
| vcf |
VCF |
Variant Call Format for storing variant information including SNPs, indels, and structural variations. |
| wig |
WIG |
Wiggle Track format for storing continuous-valued genomic data. |