Parental epigenetic asymmetry of PRC2-mediated histone modifications in the Arabidopsis endosperm
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ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
PROVIDER: GSE66585 | GEO | 2016/04/26
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA277409
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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