In vivo targeting of de novo DNA methylation by histone modifications in yeast and mouse
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: matteo pellegrini
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-66911 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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