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We thank T. Hughes, M. Bulyk and Q. Morris for very helpful comments on the manuscript. We also thank members of the Stormo laboratory for their comments and suggestions throughout the course of this work. This work was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant R01 HG00249 to G.D.S. and NIH training grant T32 HG00045 to Y.Z.
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Zhao, Y., Stormo, G. Quantitative analysis demonstrates most transcription factors require only simple models of specificity. Nat Biotechnol 29, 480–483 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.1893
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