Loom is an efficient file format for very large omics datasets,
consisting of a main matrix, optional additional layers, a variable
number of row and column annotations. Loom also supports sparse
graphs. Loom files are used to store single-cell gene expression data:
the main matrix contains the actual expression values (one column per
cell, one row per gene); row and column annotations contain metadata
for genes and cells, such as Name, Chromosome, Position (for genes),
and Strain, Sex, Age (for cells).
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Loom files (.loom) are created in the HDF5 file format, which supports
an internal collection of numerical multidimensional datasets. HDF5
is supported by many computer languages, including Java, MATLAB,
Mathematica, Python, R, and Julia. .loom files are accessible from any
language that supports HDF5.
Installed Size: 194.6 kB
Architectures: amd64 arm64