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C elegans was the first animal to have its genome fully sequenced. How many base pairs does the worm have in its DNA?

Question #151349. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jun 29 2024.
Originally posted Jun 29 2024 8:13 PM.

psnz

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psnz

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97 million base pairs!

Compared to humans, "C. elegans" seems a fairly lowly creature. Its genome contains a mere 97 million DNA base pairs, compared to more than three billion for "Homo sapiens." But people have a surprising amount in common with this worm, which lives out its life rarely observed in the soil of temperate regions.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/recipe-for-a-worm/

Two teams at different locations worked on this project which took about a decade to complete.

Response last updated by psnz on Jun 29 2024.
Jun 29 2024, 8:14 PM

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C elegans was the first animal to have its genome fully sequenced. How many base pairs does the worm have in its DNA?

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