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VCF (Variant Call Format) is a text file format that contains meta-information lines, a header line, and then data lines each each containing information about genetic variation at a position in the genome.

[http://www.1000genomes.org/wiki/Analysis/Variant%20Call%20Format/vcf-variant-call-format-version-41/ Formal specification]

== Data preparation ==
VCF files don't need to be indexed, but it is recommended to reduce their size with the tool [[reducevcf]]

== Visualization ==
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