MAF
http://edamontology.org/format_3008
Multiple Alignment Format (MAF) supporting alignments of whole genomes with rearrangements, directions, multiple pieces to the alignment, and so forth.
Term info
Subsets
formats, edam
Created in
beta12orEarlier
Documentation
http://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQformat#format5
comment
Typically generated by Multiz and TBA aligners; can be displayed in a genome browser like a sequence annotation track. This should not be confused with MIRA Assembly Format or Mutation Annotation Format.
hasDbXref
http://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQformat#format5