SPTEdb: a database for transposable elements in salicaceous plants.
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SUBMITTER: Yi F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5846285 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
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SPTEdb: a database for transposable elements in salicaceous plants.
Yi Fei F Jia Zirui Z Xiao Yao Y Ma Wenjun W Wang Junhui J
Database : the journal of biological databases and curation 20180101
<h4>Database url</h4>http://genedenovoweb.ticp.net:81/SPTEdb/index.php. ...[more]
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