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 # Solanum_lycopersicoides_RNAsequencing
 
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+This ARC is based on the extraction and seqencing of RNA from _Solanum lycopersicoides_ plants, performed for the manuscript entitled "A _Solanum lycopersicoides_ reference genome facilitates insights into tomato specialized metabolism and immunity."
 
 ## Publication Information