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 # dRep
 
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 dRep is a python program for rapidly comparing large numbers of genomes. dRep can also "de-replicate" a genome set by identifying groups of highly similar genomes and choosing the best representative genome for each genome set.
 
 Manual, installation instructions, and API are at available at