C# desktop application with connection to the European Nucleotide Archive for fast identification of tandem repeats

Abstract

In order to facilitate the process of computational detection and analysis of tandem repeats in large DNA samples, a desktop application in C# was developed. This application works both with randomly provided content and real samples retrieved from the European Nucleotide Archive. In spite of tandem’s structure, details regarding the total number of tracked tandems, their range within the sample, the structure of the pattern sequence and the running time of the application are also printed, what underlines its comprehensiveness.