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 # RepeatPlot
 
-_RepeatPlot_ is a command line program written in [Java](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/) to create [SVG](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG) figures that represent the positions of each pair of (long) repeat regions in a prokaryote chromosome. _RepeatPlot_ implements a fast _k_-mer-based algorithm to find every pair of similar (repeat) regions. The graphical representation of the repeat region positions is inspired by the pioneering work of Rocha et al. (1999).
+_RepeatPlot_ is a command line program written in [Java](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/) to create [SVG](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG) figures that represent the positions of each pair of (long) repeat regions in a prokaryote chromosome. _RepeatPlot_ implements a fast _k_-mer-based algorithm to find every pair of similar (repeat) regions. The graphical representation of the position of each pair of similar repeat regions is inspired by the pioneering work of Rocha et al. (1999).
 
 ## Installation