Dynamic transcriptome analysis reveals mRNA synthesis and decay in yeast
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ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae
SUBMITTER: Björn Schwalb
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-439 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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