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This article is about the file format specification used in genomics. For the compression format, see ACE (compressed file format).
The ACE file format is a specification for storing data about genomic contigs.
The original ACE format was developed for use with Consed, a
program for viewing, editing, and finishing DNAsequence assemblies.
ACE files are generated by various assembly programs, including
Phrap, CAP3, Newbler, Arachne, AMOS (more specifically Minimo) and Tigr Assembler v2.
