Serinus canaria
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PROVIDER: PRJNA300534 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| SRR2895901_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR2895901_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR2895762_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR2895762_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR2895902_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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