Discuss the Features of C

question 35

Essay

Discuss the features of C.elegans that makes it an important model system for studies of animal genetics and development.Include in your answer some unique features of C.elegans compared to other model systems.

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Definitions:

Future Value

The value of an asset or cash at a specific date in the future that is equivalent in value to a specified sum today.

Precedent

A legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.

Supreme Court

The highest federal court in the United States, which has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of constitutional and federal law.

Senatorial Courtesy

A customary practice in the U.S. Senate where senators give deference to the opinions of their colleagues from the same state in matters of federal appointment within that state.