Next-generation sequencing of Drosophila melanogaster transcriptome upon removal of unique exons encoding Sgg-PA and Sgg-PB (major shaggy isoforms)
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ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE139040 | GEO | 2019/10/23
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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