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

Science. 1998 Dec 11;282(5396):2012-8. doi: 10.1126/science.282.5396.2012.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics*
  • Chromosomes / genetics
  • DNA, Helminth / genetics*
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Genes, Helminth*
  • Genome*
  • Helminth Proteins / chemistry
  • Helminth Proteins / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Physical Chromosome Mapping
  • RNA, Helminth / genetics
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*

Substances

  • DNA, Helminth
  • Helminth Proteins
  • RNA, Helminth

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