Single-base resolution DNA methylomes of soybean recombinant inbred lines reveals heritability patterns of natural methylation variants
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ORGANISM(S): Glycine max
SUBMITTER: Joseph Ecker
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-41753 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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