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Deem, Kevin D.
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Suryamohan, Kushal
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spellingShingle Lai, Yi-Ting, Deem, Kevin D., Borràs-Castells, Ferran, Sambrani, Nagraj, Rudolf, Heike, Suryamohan, Kushal, El-Sherif, Ezzat, Halfon, Marc S., McKay, Daniel J., Tomoyasu, Yoshinori, Development, Enhancer identification and activity evaluation in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology
title Enhancer identification and activity evaluation in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
title_full Enhancer identification and activity evaluation in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
title_fullStr Enhancer identification and activity evaluation in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
title_full_unstemmed Enhancer identification and activity evaluation in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
title_short Enhancer identification and activity evaluation in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
title_sort enhancer identification and activity evaluation in the red flour beetle, <i>tribolium castaneum</i>
title_unstemmed Enhancer identification and activity evaluation in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
topic Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology
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