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PROVIDER: PRJNA1279437 | ENA |
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2015-06-17 | E-GEOD-59706 | biostudies-arrayexpress
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2014-09-01 | E-GEOD-59965 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Pervasive epigenetic effects of Drosophila euchromatic transposable elements impact their evolution
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2025-03-20 | GSE292339 | GEO
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2017-10-01 | E-MTAB-3798 | biostudies-arrayexpress
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2006-05-31 | GSE4789 | GEO
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2017-02-22 | GSE66438 | GEO
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2017-02-22 | GSE77767 | GEO
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