An entropy-reducing data representation approach for bioinformatic data.
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SUBMITTER: McCulloch AF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5887302 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
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An entropy-reducing data representation approach for bioinformatic data.
McCulloch Alan F AF Jauregui Ruy R Maclean Paul H PH Ashby Rachael L RL Moraga Roger A RA Laugraud Aurelie A Brauning Rudiger R Dodds Ken G KG McEwan John C JC
Database : the journal of biological databases and curation 20180101
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