The Penicillium chrysogenum tom1 Gene a Major Target of Transcription Factor MAT1-1-1 Encodes a Nuclear Protein Involved in Sporulation
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512297 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
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