Heat stress reveals heritable changes in mRNA profile in 4-cell stage embryos of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
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ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis elegans
PROVIDER: GSE30666 | GEO | 2011/12/31
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA144597
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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