VCFtools 0.1.16 – Program Package designed for working with VCF files

VCFtools 0.1.16

:: DESCRIPTION

VCFtools is a program package designed for working with VCF files, such as those generated by the 1000 Genomes Project.The variant call format (VCF) is a generic format for storing DNA polymorphism data such as SNPs, insertions, deletions and structural variants, together with rich annotations. The aim of VCFtools is to provide methods for working with VCF files: validating, merging, comparing and calculate some basic population genetic statistics.

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::DEVELOPER

VCFtools Team

:: SCREENSHOTS

N/A

:: REQUIREMENTS

  • Linux
  • perl
  • C++ Compiler

:: DOWNLOAD

 VCFtools

:: MORE INFORMATION

Citation

Bioinformatics. 2011 Aug 1;27(15):2156-8. Epub 2011 Jun 7.
The variant call format and VCFtools.
Danecek P, Auton A, Abecasis G, Albers CA, Banks E, DePristo MA, Handsaker RE, Lunter G, Marth GT, Sherry ST, McVean G, Durbin R; 1000 Genomes Project Analysis Group.

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