HOT regions are CpG dense promoters in C. elegans and humans
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ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis elegans
PROVIDER: GSE49870 | GEO | 2014/01/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA215210
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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