Metadata for References
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About metadata for references
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Purpose of metadata for references
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Define metadata about reference sequences, such as the coordinates at
which barcodes are located.

Fields of metadata for references
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Name      Type Description                                               Required
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Reference str  Name of the reference sequence                            yes
...       n/a  Additional metadata of the reference                      no
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Notes about metadata for references
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- Fields are case-sensitive and must be in the file's first line.
- Additional fields with arbitrary names can be given.
  Their data types will be inferred as strings, integers, or floats.

Example metadata for references
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Metadata for references as a pretty table
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========= ======== ========
Reference Barcode5 Barcode3
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MyFavRNA        10       17
OtherRef         1        6
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Metadata for references as plain text
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::

    Reference,Barcode5,Barcode3
    MyFavRNA,10,17
    OtherRef,1,6

This text can be copied into a new CSV file.