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FASTQ format
File type: Various data file
Files with fq file extension is related to the FASTQ format used to store both a biological sequence (usually nucleotide sequence) and its corresponding quality scores.
What is fq file?
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The fq file extension is related with the FASTQ, a text-based format for storing both a biological sequence (usually nucleotide sequence) and its corresponding quality scores, developed by Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
How to open fq file?
Use any text editor to view content of *.fq files.
Associated software actions with the fq file
Software applications that can open fq files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that can edit fq files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software capable of saving fq files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that import fq files:
SnapGene (Multiplatform)