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A new reference genome sequence for Caenorhabditis elegans?

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A new study “recompletes” the C. elegans genome sequence, revealing hitherto unseen genes.

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Fig. 1: Genome assembly.

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Howe, K.L. A new reference genome sequence for Caenorhabditis elegans?. Lab Anim 48, 267–268 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-019-0371-1

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