Format

CRAM File Format

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Summary

Name: CRAM File Format
Version: 3.x
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/911
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 subsequent version of

CRAM File Format 2.x

Internal signatures

CRAM v3

Description: Magic: CRAM, major version: 0x03 Specification: http://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/CRAMv3.pdf

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 4352414D03
Endianness: None

Changelog

V86

Release date

27 July 2016
- Added format
  
  CRAM File Format 3.x: Full entry added.
- Added signature
  
  CRAM File Format 3.x: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.