Patent ID: 8972201
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G16B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for compression of a genomic data file comprising: identifying within the genomic data file, by a processor, sequence headers, genomic sequences and quality sequences associated with a plurality of data streams provided in the genomic data file, wherein each of the genomic sequences includes at least one of primary characters and secondary characters, wherein the genomic data file is obtained from a genomic data repository, and wherein the genomic data file is generated by sequencing genetic material obtained from one of a biological and an environmental sample; removing, by the processor, the secondary characters from each of the genomic sequences to obtain an intermediate genomic sequence file; in each of the quality sequences, modifying, by the processor, a quality score corresponding to the secondary character removed from corresponding genomic sequence to obtain an intermediate quality sequence file; generating, by the processor, a modified genomic sequence file and a modified quality sequence file by modifying the intermediate genomic sequence file and the intermediate quality sequence file, respectively; and generating, by the processor, a compressed genomic data file, wherein the compressed genomic data file includes at least the modified genomic sequence file and the modified quality sequence file.