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Format

CRAM File Format

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Summary

Name
CRAM File Format
Version
2.x
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/910
Format type
Dataset
Description
CRAM is a framework technology and file format for compression of raw sequence data in the field of bioinformatics.
File extensions
cram
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Is previous version of
Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

CRAM v2

Description
Magic: CRAM, major version: 0x02 Specification: http://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/CRAMv2.1.pdf

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
4352414D02
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V86

    Release date
    27 July 2016

    • Added format

      CRAM File Format 2.x: Full entry added.

    • Added signature

      CRAM File Format 2.x: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.