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Gabrielle E Giese1, Melissa D Walker1, Olga Ponomarova1

  • 1Program in Systems Biology and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States.

Elife
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C. eleganschromosomescomputational biologygene expressionmetabolismmethionine/sam cyclenuclear hormone receptorsystems biologytranscription factorsvitamin B12

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