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Add "P" special Number character for FORMAT #442

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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion VCFv4.3.tex
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Expand Up @@ -170,7 +170,12 @@ \subsubsection{Individual format field format}
##FORMAT=<ID=ID,Number=number,Type=type,Description="description">
\end{verbatim}

Possible Types for FORMAT fields are: Integer, Float, Character, and String (this field is otherwise defined precisely as the INFO field).
Possible Types for FORMAT fields are: Integer, Float, Character, and String. This field is otherwise defined as the INFO field, with the addition of special characters used to define the Number entry:

\begin{itemize}
\item P: The field has one value per GT entry (i.e. ploidy), or zero if GT is missing.
The values must be in the same order as listed in the GT field.
\end{itemize}

\subsubsection{Alternative allele field format}
Symbolic alternate alleles are described as follows:
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