title: MREPATT: detection and analysis of exact consecutive repeats in genomic sequences.
abstract: We have developed a program to determine the number, length and position of exact consecutive repeats of short sequences in DNA fragments or whole genomes. The program also gives the statistical significance of results by comparing them with those expected for a random sequence generated according to a Markovian model.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  MREPATT can be accessed on line at http://www.lsi.upc.es/~alggen under the RESEARCH and SEARCH links.
authors.affiliation: Cepba-IBM Research Institute, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. C/Jordi Girona, 1-3, C6, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roset
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Subirana
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Messeguer
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000379:methods*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design