The Effects of Royal Jelly on Fitness Traits and Gene Expression in Drosophila melanogaster
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ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Mary Anna Carbone
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-3544 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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