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Lactose malabsorption occurs in around 68% of the world’s population, causing lactose intolerance (LI) symptoms, such as abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea. To alleviate LI, previous studies have mainly fo...
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Correction to: Transcriptomic Profiling Provides Insights into Inbreeding Depression in Yesso Scallop Patinopecten yessoensis
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Rapeseed is the third largest oil seed crop in the world. The seeds of this plant store lipids in oil bodies, and oleosin is the most important structural protein in oil bodies. However, the function of oleosi...
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DNA methylation reprograms during gametogenesis and embryo development, which is essential for germ cell specification and genomic imprinting in mammals. Corresponding process remains poorly investigated in mo...
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Open Access3D Reconstruction of Lipid Droplets in the Seed of Brassica napus
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