Allele-specific expression analyses reveal immune divergences between ibex and goat species.
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SUBMITTER: Yang ZR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9336447 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
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Allele-specific expression analyses reveal immune divergences between ibex and goat species.
Yang Zhi-Rui ZR Li Jia-Xin JX Zheng Zhu-Qing ZQ Zhao Chen C Wang Yu Y Li Ming M Nanaei Hojjat Asadollahpour HA Dai Xue-Lei XL Li Yun-Jia YJ Li Ran R Cao Chun-Na CN Li Mao M Jiang Yu Y Zheng Wen-Xin WX Wang Xi-Hong XH
Zoological research 20220701 4
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