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Nematode genome announcement: A chromosome-scale genome assembly for the Pristionchus pacificus reference mapping strain PS1843

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|Sep 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2024-0063 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 3, 2024
Published on: Sep 11, 2024
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

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