diff --git a/VCFv4.3.pdf b/VCFv4.3.pdf index cfecc93dd..287d0193f 100644 Binary files a/VCFv4.3.pdf and b/VCFv4.3.pdf differ diff --git a/VCFv4.3.tex b/VCFv4.3.tex index 2f2b59124..5cf9c9848 100644 --- a/VCFv4.3.tex +++ b/VCFv4.3.tex @@ -170,7 +170,12 @@ \subsubsection{Individual format field format} ##FORMAT= \end{verbatim} -Possible Types for FORMAT fields are: Integer, Float, Character, and String (this field is otherwise defined precisely as the INFO field). +Possible Types for FORMAT fields are: Integer, Float, Character, and String. This field is otherwise defined as the INFO field, with the addition of special characters used to define the Number entry: + +\begin{itemize} + \item P: The field has one value per GT entry (i.e. ploidy), or zero if GT is missing. + The values must be in the same order as listed in the GT field. +\end{itemize} \subsubsection{Alternative allele field format} Symbolic alternate alleles are described as follows: