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BAM (file format)

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The Binary Alignment Map (BAM) is the comprehensive raw data of genome sequencing;[1] it is comprised of the lossless, compressed binary representation of the Sequence Alignment Map.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Carl Zimmer's Game of Genomes, Season 1: Episode 3, BAM Reveals All". STAT. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  2. ^ Li, Heng (2009-06-08). "The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools". Bioformatics. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  3. ^ "Binary Alignment Map". National Cancer Institute Wiki. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
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