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+{
+  "name": "Broad CanFam3.1",
+  "alias": "canFam3",
+  "taxonomy_id": 9615,
+  "taxonomy_common_name": "Canis lupus familiaris",
+  "chromosomes": [
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+      "accession": "NC_006583.3"
+    },
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+    },
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+    },
+    {
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+    },
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+    },
+    {
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+    },
+    {
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+    },
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+    },
+    {
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+    },
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+    },
+    {
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+    },
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+    },
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+    },
+    {
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+    },
+    {
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+    },
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+    },
+    {
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+    },
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+    },
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+}