Filename extension .mrc | ||
Type of format 3D electron density file or 2D image file | ||
MRC is a file format for electron density that has become industry standard in Cryo-electron microscopy and electron tomography (ET), where the result of the technique is a three-dimensional grid of voxels each with a value corresponding to density of electrons (see wave function). It was developed by the MRC (Medical Research Council, UK) Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
The MRC format is supported by almost every molecular graphics suite that supports volumetric data. The major packages include:
References
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