Analysis of transcriptome data in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
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عنوان ژورنال: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0965-1748
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.09.008