Caenorhabditis elegans

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nematode
gptkb:model_organism
gptkbp:binomialAuthority Maupas, 1900
gptkbp:bodyPlan cylindrical
gptkbp:cellLineageMapped true
gptkbp:class gptkb:Chromadorea
gptkbp:commonLabStrain N2
gptkbp:connectomePublished 1986
gptkbp:dauerLarvaStage true
gptkbp:describedYear 1900
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Émile_Maupas
gptkbp:family gptkb:Rhabditidae
gptkbp:firstMulticellularOrganismWithSequencedGenome true
gptkbp:foragingBehavior gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:genomeSequenced 1998
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Caenorhabditis
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:fertilizer
soil
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:laysEggs true
gptkbp:length about 1 mm
gptkbp:lifespan 2-3 weeks
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 6
gptkbp:movement sinusoidal locomotion
gptkbp:neurons 302
gptkbp:nobelPrizeRelatedResearch gptkb:H._Robert_Horvitz
gptkb:John_Sulston
gptkb:Sydney_Brenner
gptkbp:notableFor apoptosis research
cell fate mapping
connectome mapping
gptkbp:numberOfRooms about 1000
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rhabditida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Nematoda
gptkbp:reproduction gptkb:male
hermaphroditic
gptkbp:RNAiUsed true
gptkbp:species elegans
gptkbp:temperature 12-25°C
gptkbp:transparentBody true
gptkbp:usedIn aging research
developmental biology
genetics
neuroscience
drug discovery
toxicology studies
gptkbp:website gptkb:WormBase
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:C._elegans_let-60
gptkb:Magdalena_Skipper
gptkb:Sydney_Brenner
gptkb:RNA_interference
gptkb:Cynthia_Kenyon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caenorhabditis elegans

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