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The RECON package implements a de novo algorithm for the identification
of repeat families from biological sequences.
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The program implements an approach for the de novo identification and
classification of repeat sequence families that is based on extensions
to the usual approach of single linkage clustering of local pairwise
alignments between genomic sequences. The extensions use multiple
alignment information to define the boundaries of individual copies of
the repeats and to distinguish homologous but distinct repeat element
families. When tested on the human genome, this approach was able to
properly identify and group known transposable elements. The program,
should be useful for first-pass automatic classification of repeats in
newly sequenced genomes.