<p>I have a hundred insect genomes and I'm looking for <code>repeated regions</code> along these <code>assemblies</code>.</p>
<p>First of all, I thought of using <code>RepeatModeler</code>, only the most familiar among you know that it is not at all optimized software that requires a lot of resources and calculation time, which is therefore not feasible in my case.</p>
<p>One possible solution <code>Repbase</code> is not free.</p>
<p>I thought for example to use a <code>blastn</code> approach by using in query the assemblages and in database of nucleotide databases containing <strong>ETs</strong>, which would be an approach maybe less sensitive but much faster! Only I can't find a database in ET representative of <code>eukaryotes</code></p>
<p>I have two questions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Is there an alternative algorithm that is fast enough to process a large number of insect genomes?</li>
<li>Is there a database of representative ETs to enable a <code>blastn</code> style solution?</li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks a lot.</p>

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2020-12-15T18:06:43.030Z
when you say "ET" do you mean "TE" ("transposable element")? If not, what does that abbreviation stand for?
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2020-12-16T08:34:26.093Z
Yes Transposable element sorry
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Repeat analysis on eukaryotic assemblies
# Repeat analysis on eukaryotic assemblies

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-15)

I have a hundred insect genomes and I'm looking for `repeated regions` along these `assemblies`.

First of all, I thought of using `RepeatModeler`, only the most familiar among you know that it is not at all optimized software that requires a lot of resources and calculation time, which is therefore not feasible in my case.

One possible solution `Repbase` is not free.

I thought for example to use a `blastn` approach by using in query the assemblages and in database of nucleotide databases containing **ETs**, which would be an approach maybe less sensitive but much faster! Only I can't find a database in ET representative of `eukaryotes`

I have two questions:

* Is there an alternative algorithm that is fast enough to process a large number of insect genomes?
* Is there a database of representative ETs to enable a `blastn` style solution?

Thanks a lot.

**Tags:** assembly, repeat-elements, repeat
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: when you say "ET" do you mean "TE" ("transposable element")? If not, what does that abbreviation stand for?  
> **username_0**: Yes Transposable element sorry  

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