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''Caenorhabditis japonica'' is a gonochoristic (male-female) species related to ''C. elegans''. However -- unlike ''C. briggsae'', ''C. remanei'', or ''C. brenneri'' -- ''C. japonica'' is not a member of the Elegans group, but the Elegans group's closest known outgroup species. It was selected for genomic sequencing on account of its providing the best (closest) available outgroup for genomic comparisons with Elegans group members. | ''Caenorhabditis japonica'' is a gonochoristic (male-female) species related to ''C. elegans''. However -- unlike ''C. briggsae'', ''C. remanei'', or ''C. brenneri'' -- ''C. japonica'' is not a member of the Elegans group, but the Elegans group's closest known outgroup species. It was selected for genomic sequencing on account of its providing the best (closest) available outgroup for genomic comparisons with Elegans group members. | ||
''C. japonica'' has the following Web sources of information: | ''C. japonica'' has the following Web sources of information: | ||
− | 1. A [http://wormbase.org/db/seq/gbrowse/c_japonica genome browser gateway] for the current preliminary assembly (release 3.0.2) in [http://www.wormbase.org WormBase]. | + | 1. A [http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156854102321122557 species description article] in [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/nemy ''Nematology'']. |
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+ | 2. A [http://wormbase.org/db/seq/gbrowse/c_japonica genome browser gateway] for the current preliminary assembly (release 3.0.2) in [http://www.wormbase.org WormBase]. | ||
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+ | 3. A [http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgGateway?clade=worm&org=C.+japonica genome browser gateway] at the [http://genome.ucsc.edu UC Santa Cruz Genome Center]. | ||
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+ | 4. A review of [http://www.wormbook.org/chapters/www_phylogrhabditids/phylorhab.html ''Caenorhabditis'' phylogeny], which includes some discussion of ''C. japonica'', at [http://www.wormbook.org WormBook]. | ||
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+ | 5. A WormBook review of [http://www.wormbook.org/chapters/www_ecolCaenorhabditis/ecolCaenorhabditis.html ''Caenorhabditis'' ecology] (including that of ''C. japonica''). | ||
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+ | 6. Live strains available from the [http://www.nyu.edu/projects/fitch/ laboratory] of Prof. [http://biology.as.nyu.edu/object/DavidFitch David Fitch] at [http://biology.as.nyu.edu New York University]. | ||
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+ | 7. A [http://genome.wustl.edu/genome.cgi?GENOME=Caenorhabditis%20japonica genome sequence page] at the [http://genome.wustl.edu Washington University Genome Sequencing Center].<br> | ||
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+ | == Genome Details == | ||
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+ | Sex Determination: gonochoristic | ||
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+ | Haploid No. chromosomes: 6 (5 autosomes, XO) | ||
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− | + | == Identifiers == | |
− | + | Proteins: JA:.* | |
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+ | [[Category:Other species]] |
Latest revision as of 16:01, 15 December 2011
Contents
Introduction
Caenorhabditis japonica is a gonochoristic (male-female) species related to C. elegans. However -- unlike C. briggsae, C. remanei, or C. brenneri -- C. japonica is not a member of the Elegans group, but the Elegans group's closest known outgroup species. It was selected for genomic sequencing on account of its providing the best (closest) available outgroup for genomic comparisons with Elegans group members.
C. japonica has the following Web sources of information:
1. A species description article in Nematology.
2. A genome browser gateway for the current preliminary assembly (release 3.0.2) in WormBase.
3. A genome browser gateway at the UC Santa Cruz Genome Center.
4. A review of Caenorhabditis phylogeny, which includes some discussion of C. japonica, at WormBook.
5. A WormBook review of Caenorhabditis ecology (including that of C. japonica).
6. Live strains available from the laboratory of Prof. David Fitch at New York University.
7. A genome sequence page at the Washington University Genome Sequencing Center.
Genome Details
Sex Determination: gonochoristic
Haploid No. chromosomes: 6 (5 autosomes, XO)
Identifiers
Proteins: JA:.*