RNA-Seq of full-length RNA from worker and royal jelly of honey bees (Apis mellifera)
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INSTRUMENT(S): NextSeq 500
ORGANISM(S): Apis mellifera
SUBMITTER: Vered Kunik
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-6557 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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