Dicer Partner Proteins Tune the Length of Mature miRNAs in Flies and Mammals
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE37443 | GEO | 2012/12/07
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA159933
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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