The exon junction complex is restricted to a specific subset of splice junctions
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ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Marco Blanchette
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-33475 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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