Sequence files - FASTQ

Fastq.gz or Fastq.tar.gz

Purpose: FASTQ files contain sequence and sequence quality information, availability of these files allows analysis to be repeated and explored at the sequence level. FASTQ files must be gzip compressed before uploading. Compression allows faster uploading and downloading for users of the portal. We encourage you to load primary fastq.gz files of non-human samples. Sequence files derived from human samples should be placed in a biological sequence archive and linked to your study. Loading a non-human fastq.gz file or a link to a human FASTQ file in an external archive are both supported.

If you are loading large or many files, we are available to help guide you through the process. Large files or many files are best uploaded using other methods and not the wizard. Learn more here

Format: To learn more about FASTQ files and their format try this Wikipedia entry.

Note: Not required for study visualization.