# Binary Alignment Map

> compressed binary version of the Sequence Alignment/Map (SAM)

**Wikidata**: [Q28455527](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28455527)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAM_(file_format))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/binary-alignment-map


## References

1. [Source](https://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/SAMv1.pdf)