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<regulartext>C.elegans has been a long standing model organism for multicellular eukaryotes due to its simplistic structure and features which, despite being base in nature, provide highly analogous representations of biological processes in other model organisms. Generally, model organisms must have a set of common traits which allow for ease of use and observation such as rapid maturation and small growth cycles, small size, availability, and tractability. C.elegans is a particularly attractive model organism not only for its adherence to the above criteria but due to several other factors as well. </regulartext> <p> | <regulartext>C.elegans has been a long standing model organism for multicellular eukaryotes due to its simplistic structure and features which, despite being base in nature, provide highly analogous representations of biological processes in other model organisms. Generally, model organisms must have a set of common traits which allow for ease of use and observation such as rapid maturation and small growth cycles, small size, availability, and tractability. C.elegans is a particularly attractive model organism not only for its adherence to the above criteria but due to several other factors as well. </regulartext> <p> |
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