Author

Bob Goldstein
http://labs.bio.unc.edu/Goldstein/

Published on SDB CoRe: May 7 2012

Organisms: Model Organisms; Invertebrates
Tools & Techniques: Microscopy
Organism: C. elegans
Stage of Development: Adult

Object Description

The model roundworm C. elegans. This is an adult hermaphrodite (anterior to the top, dorsal to the right) about 1 millimeter long. Each adult has exactly 959 cells, plus the germline producing eggs and sperm for the next generation.

References

Herman, R. K. Introduction to sex determiniation. December 24, 2005, WormBook, ed. The C. elegans Research Community, WormBook, doi/10.1895/wormbook.1.71.1, http://www.wormbook.org.

Herman, M. A. Hermaphrodite cell-fate specification. January 09, 2006, WormBook, ed. The C. elegans Research Community, WormBook, doi/10.1895/wormbook.1.39.1, http://www.wormbook.org.

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