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genomics: prominent genome projects > Caenorhabditis elegans

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genome projects: Caenorhabditis elegans


Prominent Genome Projects: Caenorhabditis elegans
WormBase - The Biology and Genome of C. elegans
Founded in 2000, the WormBase is an international consortium of biologists and computer scientists dedicated to providing comprehensive information concerning the genetics, genomics and biology of Caenorhabditis elegans. The WormBase database provides mapping, sequencing and phenotypic information for C. elegans and some related nematodes.
 
 
 
Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Nemata
Class Secernentea
Order Rhabditida
Family Rhabditidae
Genus Caenorhabditis
Species Caenorhabditis elegans
genome
DNA 0.102 pg
size 96 Mbp
chromosomes 6
genes >19,000
Recommended reading
C. elegans II
Editors: Donald L. Riddle, Thomas Blumenthal, Barbara J. Meyers, Lames R. Priess
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; c1997
The online book (adapted for web use by the National Center for Biotechnology Information) provides comprehensive information about C. elegans in 30 chapters.
   
 

 

 

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