Genome sequence of the nematode C. elegans: a platform for investigating biology.

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Summary

The 97-megabase genomic sequence of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans reveals over 19,000 genes and the distinctive distribution of some repeats and highly conserved genes provides evidence for a regional organization of the chromosomes.

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review
Published
1998-12-11
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Keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans, Biology, Genome, Nematode, Gene

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