$string='GAAGANNNNNNNNNNACGCATACTACCGGTGCCCAGCTGCCATNNNNNNNGAGAGAGATCNNNNNNGAGANNNNNNNATTCTCTNNNNCTCAGATCCNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGAGA'; (@ns) = $string =~ /N+/g; print 'Länge der Ns',"\n"; for (sort @ns) { print length($_),"\n"; }