C. elegans

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nematode
gptkbp:behavior mating behavior
foraging behavior
response to stimuli
gptkbp:businessModel yes
gptkbp:characterDevelopment adult
larva
embryo
gptkbp:communicationEquipment simple nervous system
gptkbp:conservationEfforts not threatened
gptkbp:diet bacteria
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy 1974
gptkbp:firstGeneration to have its genome sequenced
gptkbp:geneticDiversity RNA interference
CRISPR
mutagenesis
100 million base pairs
transgenic techniques
gptkbp:habitat soil
gptkbp:hasStaff segmented body
transparent body
gptkbp:historicalResearch high
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C. elegans
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor cleavage
mosaic_development
gptkbp:lifespan 2-3 weeks
gptkbp:model developmental biology
aging research
neurobiology
gptkbp:movement swimming
crawling
gptkbp:numberOfDoors 302
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes approximately 20,000
gptkbp:releaseYear soil samples
gptkbp:reproduction internal
hermaphroditic
gptkbp:researchContribution gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine_2002
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine_2015
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine_2006
gptkbp:researchField biomedical research
genomics
neurogenetics
developmental genetics
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Francisco
gptkb:MIT
genetics
cell biology
neuroscience
drug_discovery
gptkbp:scientificName Caenorhabditis elegans
gptkbp:senses phasmids
amphids
gptkbp:trainTypes circular muscles
longitudinal muscles