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-# ARC minimal Example RNASeq
+# ARC minimal example RNASeq
 
-This is a minimal Example ARC packaging an mRNA-Seq dataset with metadata and computations.
+This is a minimal example ARC packaging an mRNA-Seq dataset with metadata and computations.
 
 ## Data origin
 
 - see [./isa.investigation.xlsx](./isa.investigation.xlsx) for details.
 - Published under: <https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.15.01076>
-
-## Setting up the arc structure using arcCommander
-
-```bash
-# initialize the structure
-arc init 
-
-# set up investigation 
-arc i create --identifier samplearc_rnaseq 
-
-# add study folders to place input material and data
-arc study add -s TalinumFacultativeCAM 
-arc study add -s TalinumGenomeDraft
-
-# add assay folder to place assay data
-arc assay add -s TalinumFacultativeCAM -a Talinum_RNASeq_minimal
-```
-
-## Describe experiments using SWATE
-
-File | Selected swate template
----------|----------
-studies/TalinumFacultativeCAM/isa.study.xlsx | "Plant growth" v. 1.1.2
-assays/Talinum_RNASeq_minimal/isa.assay.xlsx | "RNA extraction" v. 1.1.6<br>"RNA-Seq Assay" v. 1.1.7
-
-## Additional payload
-
-> The following folders are not part of the pure ARC  
-> for details, see: [ARC specs:Additional paylod](https://github.com/nfdi4plants/ARC-specification/blob/main/ARC%20specification.md#additional-payload)
-
-Directory | Purpose
----- | ----
-[_GEO_submission](./_GEO_submission) | Example metadata files as required for submission to GEO