All of the genetic information contained in the roundworm
Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans).
The genomes of particular nonhuman organisms such as C. elegans have been studied
for a number of reasons including the need to improve sequencing and analysis techniques.
These nonhuman genomes also provide powerful sets of data against which to compare
the human genome.
For example, human genes that contribute to Alzheimer's disease and colon cancer
have counterpart genes in C. elegans. And at least 100 genes that regulate human
fat metabolism have counterpart genes in C. elegans.
The C. elegans genome contains 97 million base pairs and is estimated to have
19,099 genes. The sequencing of this genome was completed in 1998.
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