FASTC: a file format for multi‐character sequence data
Abstract
Here, we define a sequence file format that allows for multi‐character elements (FASTC). The format is derived from the FASTA format and the custom alphabet format of POY4/5. The format is more general than either of these formats and can represent a broad variety of sequence‐type data. This format should be useful for analyses involving datasets encoded as linear streams such as gene synteny, comparative linguistics, temporal gene expression and development, complex animal behaviours, and general biological time‐series data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 12, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1111/cla.12370
Entities
People
- Alexander J. Washburn
- Ward C. Wheeler
Organizations
- American Museum of Natural History
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency