One Characteristic That Makes Caenorhabditis Elegans Attractive for Developmental Studies

question 42

Multiple Choice

One characteristic that makes Caenorhabditis elegans attractive for developmental studies is:

• A) its small, transparent body
• B) the extensive number of genes shared with humans
• C) the developmental defects that occur in this organism
• D) the close evolutionary relationship between this mammal and humans
• E) the presence of zygotic segmentation genes, similar to those found in humans

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