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Biology I: yeast, <em>Drosophila</em> and <em>C. elegans</em>
C. elegans in Biology Research
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Caenorhabditis elegans is a microscopic roundworm that lives in soil and has become an important model organism in biology. Scientists have used it since the early 1970s because it has an invariant body plan, is easy to manipulate genetically, and is inexpensive to maintain.
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Caenorhabditis elegans, or "worms" to the scientists who study them, have revolutionized the way we approach genetic studies to understand how genes regulate cellular activities. The worm’s simple genetics, transparent body, and ease of cultivation makes them an ideal system for studying embryonic dev...
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