SSRMMD: A Rapid and Accurate Algorithm for Mining SSR Feature Loci and Candidate Polymorphic SSRs Based on Assembled Sequences.
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SUBMITTER: Gou X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7398111 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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