Despite being a relatively small and simple organism, the nematode C.elegans and we humans share many similarities at the molecular level. It is for this reason that C. elegans make a good candidate for a model organism. Check out the below infographic to learn more about some of these similarities that make C. elegans an ideal model organism.
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