Genome-wide study of the role of Tox4 on gene expression in adult Drosophila ovaries
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INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina NovaSeq 6000
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
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PROVIDER: E-MTAB-13735 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): ERP156843
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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