A collection is a container for genomic data. A collection may contain information about genomic data including -- but not limited to -- contents of GFF3, GTF, GVF and VCF files. The latter are better represented by "File" class instances, whereas the result of unions or intersections between different "File" class instances should be captured within this format-independent "Collection" class. When importing data whose provenance is not file based, instances of "Collection" should be utilized (e.g., database exports).

A collection is a container for genomic data. A collection may contain information about genomic data including -- but not limited to -- contents of GFF3, GTF, GVF and VCF files. The latter are better represented by "File" class instances, whereas the result of unions or intersections between different "File" class instances should be captured within this format-independent "Collection" class. When importing data whose provenance is not file based, instances of "Collection" should be utilized (e.g., database exports).

Collection