THE GENETICS OF CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS
S Brenner - Genetics, 1974 - academic.oup.com
S Brenner
Genetics, 1974•academic.oup.comMethods are described for the isolation, complementation and mapping of mutants of
Caenorhabditis elegans, a small free-living nematode worm. About 300 EMS-induced
mutants affecting behavior and morphology have been characterized and about one
hundred genes have been defined. Mutations in 77 of these alter the movement of the
animal. Estimates of the induced mutation frequency of both the visible mutants and X
chromosome lethals suggests that, just as in Drosophila, the genetic units in C. elegans are …
Caenorhabditis elegans, a small free-living nematode worm. About 300 EMS-induced
mutants affecting behavior and morphology have been characterized and about one
hundred genes have been defined. Mutations in 77 of these alter the movement of the
animal. Estimates of the induced mutation frequency of both the visible mutants and X
chromosome lethals suggests that, just as in Drosophila, the genetic units in C. elegans are …
Abstract
Methods are described for the isolation, complementation and mapping of mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans, a small free-living nematode worm. About 300 EMS-induced mutants affecting behavior and morphology have been characterized and about one hundred genes have been defined. Mutations in 77 of these alter the movement of the animal. Estimates of the induced mutation frequency of both the visible mutants and X chromosome lethals suggests that, just as in Drosophila, the genetic units in C.elegans are large.
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