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. 1979 Sep;175(2):129-33.
doi: 10.1007/BF00425528.

A uniform genetic nomenclature for the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

H R Horvitz, S Brenner, J Hodgkin, R K Herman

A uniform genetic nomenclature for the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

H R Horvitz et al. Mol Gen Genet. 1979 Sep.

Abstract

A uniform system of genetic nomenclature for the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is described. Convenient ways are specified to designate genes, mutations and strains, and to attempt to avoid name duplications.

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