Drosophila dKDM5/LID regulates H3K4me3 dynamics at the transcription start site of actively transcribed developmental genes
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ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE27081 | GEO | 2012/08/30
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA137545
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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