Assaf and Awassi sheep breeds.
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PROVIDER: PRJEB12018 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
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| ERR1163920_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR1163920_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR1163918_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR1163918_2.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| ERR1163919_1.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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