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The effects of age, sex, weight, and breed on canid methylomes

Liudmilla Rubbia Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Haoxuan Zhanga Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Junxi Fenga Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Christopher Hea Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Patrick Kurniaa Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Prashansa Ratana Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Aakash Tammanaa Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Sabina Housea Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Michael Thompsona Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Colin Farrella Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-6108View further author information
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Sagi Snirb Department Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, IsraelView further author information
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Daniel Stahlerc Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo, USAView further author information
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Elaine A. Ostranderd National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6075-9738View further author information
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Bridgett M. vonHoldte Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USAView further author information
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Matteo Pellegrinia Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1497-1512 | Received 26 Oct 2021, Accepted 13 Apr 2022, Published online: 03 May 2022

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