Abstract
The 97-megabase genomic sequence of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans reveals over 19,000 genes. More than 40 percent of the predicted protein products find significant matches in other organisms. There is a variety of repeated sequences, both local and dispersed. The distinctive distribution of some repeats and highly conserved genes provides evidence for a regional organization of the chromosomes.
Keywords
Caenorhabditis elegansBiologyGenomeNematodeGeneGeneticsCaenorhabditisSequence (biology)Whole genome sequencingComputational biologyGenomicsEvolutionary biologyEcology
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(1998).
Genome Sequence of the Nematode <i>C. elegans</i> : A Platform for Investigating Biology.
Science
, 282
(5396)
, 2012-2018.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5396.2012
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- 10.1126/science.282.5396.2012