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Transcriptome analysis of 100-day fetal skin revealing the differences of skin pigmentation in goats

ABSTRACT: We identified the mRNA and long non-coding RNA expression profiles of 100-day fetal skin between the dark and normal (white) skin in two breeds of goats using the deep RNA sequencing method.

ORGANISM(S): Capra hircus

PROVIDER: GSE69812 | GEO | 2016/06/11

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA286851

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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