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   will automatically read it instead of the original header in <vcf-file>.

   will automatically read it instead of the original header in <vcf-file>.

   This mechanism is safe to use if one is reading VCF or compressed VCF files.

   This mechanism is available only  if one is reading VCF or compressed VCF files. It is

   However it is not meant for BCF files as the assumption for BCF files is that the

   disabled for BCF files as this might corrupt the BCF file because the encoding of the

  header is already well formed.  This might corrupt the BCF file reading as the encoding

   fields in BCF records are based on the order of the meta info lines in the header.

   of the fields in BCF records are based on the order of the meta info lines in the header.

== General cases of Ploidy and Alleles ==

== General cases of Ploidy and Alleles ==