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spellingShingle Schmitt, Sabine, Prestel, Matthias, Paro, Renato, Genes & Development, Intergenic transcription through a Polycomb group response element counteracts silencing, Developmental Biology, Genetics
title Intergenic transcription through a Polycomb group response element counteracts silencing
title_full Intergenic transcription through a Polycomb group response element counteracts silencing
title_fullStr Intergenic transcription through a Polycomb group response element counteracts silencing
title_full_unstemmed Intergenic transcription through a Polycomb group response element counteracts silencing
title_short Intergenic transcription through a Polycomb group response element counteracts silencing
title_sort intergenic transcription through a polycomb group response element counteracts silencing
title_unstemmed Intergenic transcription through a Polycomb group response element counteracts silencing
topic Developmental Biology, Genetics
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