Characteristic bimodal profiles of RNA polymerase II at thousands of active mammalian promoters
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Kyle Gustafson
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-58443 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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