Sequence Alignment Map

• Name: Sequence Alignment Map
• Alternative Name: SAM
• Specification URI: https://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/SAMv1.pdf
• Maintainer: Global Alliance for Genomics & Health
• Disciplines: Omics, Life Science, Bioinformatics
• Description: SAM is a text-based format originally for storing biological sequences aligned to a reference sequence.