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Towards a mutation in every gene in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Briefings in functional genomics & proteomics - 1 May 2008
Moerman Donald G, Barstead Robert J
Abstract excerpt
The combined efforts of the Caenorhabditis elegans Knockout Consortium and individuals within the worm community are moving us closer to the goal of identifying mutations in every gene in the nematode C. elegans. At present, we count about 7000 deletion alleles that fall within 5500 genes. The principal method used to detect deletion mutations in the nematode utilizes polymerase chain reaction (PCR). More...
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