KnowraCaenorhabditis elegansLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Caenorhabditis elegans, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 8Related 2Compared with 2Model organismBroader topic: Its mapped cell lineage and compact nervous system support whole-animal experiments.NematodeBroader topic: Its mapped cell lineage and accessible genetics made it a landmark research species.ZebrafishCompared with: Its simple body plan contrasts with zebrafish's vertebrate organs and physiology.Epigenetic inheritanceRelated: Experiments in this worm show small-RNA-mediated silencing persisting across generations.NematodaBroader topic: Its mapped cell lineage and nervous system make it a major experimental model.Cell lineageBroader topic: Its nearly invariant embryonic cell divisions enabled a complete lineage map.Sydney BrennerBroader topic: Brenner established this worm as a tractable model for tracing development cell by cell.Martin ChalfieBroader topic: Chalfie used it to demonstrate GFP labeling in a living animal.ProtostomeBroader topic: Its transparent body and mapped cell lineage make protostome development experimentally tractable.Schizosaccharomyces pombeCompared with: This multicellular animal model complements fission yeast studies of conserved cellular mechanisms.Andrew FireRelated: Fire and Mello tested gene silencing in this organism.NematologyBroader topic: Its tractable anatomy and genetics reveal mechanisms shared with other nematodes.