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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA species of microscopic (1 mm), transparent round worm found in the soil (see figure below), and used for genetic studies as it has a small genome of only six chromosomes, about 3000 genes, few cell types and thus a relatively simple nervous system. It is ideally suited for research in developmental genetics as it only has a 16-hour period of embryogenesis in a petri dish. It was the first multicellular organism to have its genome sequenced, something that was achieved in 1998.<\/p>\n
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See Chromosome<\/a>, Developmental genetics<\/a>, Embryogenesis<\/a>, Genome<\/a>, Genomics<\/a>, Human Connectome Project (HCP)<\/a>, Human Genome Project (HGP)<\/a>, Netrins<\/p>\n <\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A species of microscopic (1 mm), transparent round worm found in the soil (see figure below), and used for genetic studies as it has a small genome of only six chromosomes, about 3000 genes, few cell types and thus a relatively simple nervous system. It is ideally suited for research in developmental genetics as it … <\/p>\n