ABIF

File Format
Name	ABIF
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Scientific Data formats ABIF
Extension(s)	.ab1
Wikidata ID	Q29896310
Magic Bytes	ABIF
Developed By	Applied Biosystems

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