Folding Keratin Gene Clusters During Skin Specification
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PROVIDER: PRJNA561632 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
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| SRR10014300.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR10014301.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
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| SRR10014246.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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