Taeniopygia guttata
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PROVIDER: PRJNA391519 | ENA |
REPOSITORIES: ENA
Dataset's files
| Action | DRS | |||
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| SRR5747540.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR5747550.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR5747560.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR5747570.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz | |||
| SRR5747580.fastq.gz | Fastqsanger.gz |
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