A transcription factor based mechanism for mouse heterochromatin formation
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE40086 | GEO | 2012/09/16
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA172759
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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