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Development

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PLoS Genetics

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Genetics

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Genome biology

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Evolution & Development

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Journal of Biological Chemistry

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FEBS Letters

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Journal of Biological Chemistry