Estimating the repeat structure and length of DNA sequences
using L-tuples. In shotgun sequencing projects, the genome or
BAC length is not always known. We approach estimating genome
length by first estimating the repeat structure of the genome or
BAC, sometimes of interest in its own right, on the basis of a
set of random reads from a genome project. Moreover, we can find
the consensus for repeat families before assembly. Our methods
are based on the l-tuple content of the reads.