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A tandem repeat in DNA is two or more adjacent, approximate copies of
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a pattern of nucleotides. Tandem Repeats Finder is a program to locate
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and display tandem repeats in DNA sequences. In order to use the
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program, the user submits a sequence in FASTA format. There is no need
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to specify the pattern, the size of the pattern or any other
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parameter. The output consists of two files: a repeat table file and
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an alignment file. The repeat table, viewable in a web browser,
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contains information about each repeat, including its location, size,
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number of copies and nucleotide content. Clicking on the location
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indices for one of the table entries opens a second browser page that
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shows an alignment of the copies against a consensus pattern. The
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program is very fast, analyzing sequences on the order of .5Mb in just
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a few seconds. Submitted sequences may be of arbitrary length. Repeats
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with pattern size in the range from 1 to 2000 bases are detected.
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