Details of extension .lgen

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .lgen file extension, which is related to PLINK Long-format Genotype File. We'll explain what exactly a .lgen fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .lgen files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the file format associated with this file extension!

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• PLINK Long-format Genotype File

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PLINK Long-format Genotype File

The LGEN file is a PLINK Long-format Genotype File. PLINK is a free, open-source whole genome association analysis toolset, designed to perform a range of basic, large-scale analyses in a computationally efficient manner.

Category: Data files

Application: PLINK

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Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

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Related extensions:

.rlist PLINK Rare Genotype List File

.pphe PLINK Phenotype Permutations Data

.lasso PLINK LASSO Data

.clst PLINK Cluster Membership File

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The .lgen file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .lgen extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

The .lgen extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .lgen filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

Having trouble opening a .lgen file?

If you want to open a .lgen file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .lgen association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.lgen

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android