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Versatility of Conviction: Heterochromatin as Both a Repressor and an Activator of Transcription

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Eissenberg, J.C., Hilliker, A.J. Versatility of Conviction: Heterochromatin as Both a Repressor and an Activator of Transcription. Genetica 109, 19–24 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026544717126

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