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Nexus file

file format used in phylogenetics, evolutionary biology, and bioinformatics. It
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Nexus file

Summary

Nexus file is a file format[1].

Key Facts

  • Nexus file's instance of is recorded as file format[2].
  • Nexus file's developer is recorded as Institute of Information Science and Technologies[3].
  • Nexus file's developer is recorded as Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche[4].
  • Nexus file is used for 3D computer graphics[5].
  • Nexus file's described at URL is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/20170210092924/http://vcg.isti.cnr.it/nexus/format.html[6].
  • Nexus file's media type is recorded as application/octet-stream[7].
  • Nexus file's file extension is recorded as nex[8].
  • Nexus file's file extension is recorded as nxs[9].
  • Nexus file's file extension is recorded as nxz[10].
  • Nexus file's different from is recorded as Nexus[11].
  • Nexus file's uses is recorded as HDF5[12].
  • Nexus file's file format identification pattern is recorded as 2073784E[13].

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Designation and Status

Nexus file's instance of is recorded as file format[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . vcg.isti.cnr.it. Retrieved . vcg.isti.cnr.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . vcg.isti.cnr.it. Retrieved . vcg.isti.cnr.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . vcg.isti.cnr.it. Retrieved . vcg.isti.cnr.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved . guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . datatypes.net. Retrieved . datatypes.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Waldyrious · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Q1069215
    Uses → HDF5
    Wikidata description → file format used in phylogenetics, evolutionary biology, and bioinformatics. It
    Media type → application/octet-stream
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://plewis.github.io/nexus/"
  2. 12d ago · Waldyrious · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/0fs679
    Wikidata description → file format used in phylogenetics, evolutionary biology, and bioinformatics. It
    Media type → application/octet-stream
    Developer → Institute of Information Science and Technologies, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q108195680]]"
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