Histone H3K9me3 ChIP-seq of young adult C. elegans wildtype, and mutants emb-4 (qm31) and hrde-1 (tm1200)
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INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 2500
ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis elegans
SUBMITTER: Ahmet Can Berkyurek
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-5662 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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