Nematode Worms (Caenorhabditis Elegans): Difference between revisions

'''''Caenorhabditis elegans''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|iː|n|oʊ|r|æ|b|ˈ|d|aɪ|t|ə|s|_|ˈ|ɛ|l|ə|ɡ|æ|n|s}}{{refn|{{MerriamWebsterDictionary|Caenorhabditis}}}}) is a free-living transparent [[nematode]] about 1&nbsp;mm in length<ref>

{{cite book | last = Wood | first = WB | year = 1988 | title = The Nematode ''Caenorhabditis elegans'' | page = 1 | publisher = [[Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press]] | isbn = 978-0-87969-433-3 }}</ref> that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the [[type species]] of its genus.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/j.1439-0469.1996.tb00827.x |title=Phylogeny of ''Rhabditis'' subgenus ''Caenorhabditis'' (Rhabditidae, Nematoda) |journal=Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research |volume=34 |issue=4 |pages=217–233 |year=2009 | vauthors = Sudhaus W, Kiontke K }}</ref> The name is a [[Hybrid word|blend]] of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''rhabditis'' (rod-like)<ref>καινός (caenos) = new, recent; ῥάβδος (rhabdos) = rod, wand.</ref> and Latin ''elegans'' (elegant). In 1900, [[Émile Maupas|Maupas]] initially named it ''[[Rhabditidae|Rhabditides]] elegans.'' [[Günther Osche|Osche]] placed it in the [[subgenus]] ''Caenorhabditis'' in 1952, and in 1955, [[Ellsworth Dougherty|Dougherty]] raised ''Caenorhabditis'' to the status of [[genus]].<ref>

In 1963, [[Sydney Brenner]] proposed research into ''C. elegans,'' primarily in the area of neuronal development. In 1974, he began research into the [[molecular biology|molecular]] and [[developmental biology]] of ''C. elegans'', which has since been extensively used as a [[model organism]].{{pmid|4366476}} It was the first [[multicellular organism]] to have its [[whole genome sequencing|whole genome sequenced]], and in 2019 it was the first organism to have its [[connectome]] (neuronal "wiring diagram") completed.{{pmid|22462104}}{{pmid|23801597}}<ref>{{cite magazine  |last=Jabr |first=Ferris | name-list-style = vanc |date=2012-10-02 |title=The Connectome Debate: Is Mapping the Mind of a Worm Worth It? |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/c-elegans-connectome/ |magazine=Scientific American |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>

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