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Vcf Vs Sam Output

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Tiffani ▴ 150

what is the major difference between SAM and VCF

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score 7 · Answer 1 · 2011-07-08

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Istvan Albert 102k

SAM - Sequence Alignment Map - describes the full alignment of sequences against a reference

VCF - Variant Call Format - describes only the sequence variations

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