Landscape of Transcription Termination in Arabidopsis Revealed by Single-molecule Nascent RNA Sequencing [BS-seq]
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ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
PROVIDER: GSE184099 | GEO | 2024/09/22
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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