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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Rhabditidae — manynematodes , some of which aremodel organisms in genetics.
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An extensive class of small RNAs in Caenorhabditis elegans.
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An abundant class of tiny RNAs with probable regulatory roles in Caenorhabditis elegans.
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RNA as target of double-stranded RNA-mediated genetic interference in Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Potent and specific genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Mello C.C. Potent and specific genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans.
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The 21-nucleotide let-7 RNA regulates developmental timing in Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Cynthia Kenyon of the University of California, San Francisco, found that partially disabling a single gene, called daf-2, doubled the life of tiny worms called Caenorhabditis elegans.
Living to 100 and Beyond Sonia Arrison 2011
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But I do wish molecular biologists would talk to some zoologists like Brenner himself and learn not to refer to Caenorhabditis as ‘the’ nematode, or even ‘the’ worm, as though there were no others.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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But I do wish molecular biologists would talk to some zoologists like Brenner himself and learn not to refer to Caenorhabditis as ‘the’ nematode, or even ‘the’ worm, as though there were no others.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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Shane Rea of the University of Colorado at Boulder tested more than 100,000 nematodes known as Caenorhabditis elegans — a worm favored by scientists because it is easy to work with.
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