South Pacific ancient DNA
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PROVIDER: PRJEB24810 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERR2303350.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR2303360.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR2303370.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR2303380.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR2303351.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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