ABIF

File Format
Name	ABIF
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Scientific Data formats ABIF
Extension(s)	ab1
Magic Bytes	ABIF

ABIF (Applied Biosystems, Inc. Format) is a file format by Applied Biosystems that stores gene sequences including electropherogram raw data and quality scores for each DNA base detection. It is modelled after the TIFF format.

Format information

• Clark Tibbetts: Raw Data File Formats, and the Digital and Analog Raw Data Streams of the ABI PRISM 377 DNA Sequencer (reverse engineered)
• Applied Biosystems Genetic Analysis Data File Format, official vendor specification