Coat color variation in domestic yak
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): AB 3730xl
ORGANISM(S): Bos Grunniens
SUBMITTER: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
PROVIDER: PRJEB35221 | EVA | 2019-11-06
REPOSITORIES: EVA
Dataset's files
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| YakMALDI.accessioned.vcf.gz | Vcf | |||
| YakMALDI.accessioned.vcf.gz.csi | Vcf | |||
| YakMALDI.accessioned.vcf.gz.tbi | Vcf | |||
| YakMALDI.vcf.gz | Vcf | |||
| YakMALDI.vcf.gz.tbi | Vcf |
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