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Nature 356, 37 - 41 (05 March 1992); doi:10.1038/356037a0

The C. elegans genome sequencing project: a beginning

J. Sulston*, Z. Du, K. Thomas*, R. Wilson, L. Hillier, R. Staden*, N. Halloran, P. Green, J. Thierry-Mieg, L. Qiu, S. Dear*, A. Coulson*, M. Craxton*, R. Durbin*, M. Berks*, M. Metzstein*, T. Hawkins*, R. Ainscough* & R. Waterston

*MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK
Department of Genetics, Box 8232, Washington University School of Medicine, 4566 Scott Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
CNRS–CRBM et Physique-Mathématique, PO Box 5051, Montpellier 34044, France

The long-term goal of this project is the elucidation of the complete sequence of the Caenorhabditis elegans genome. During the first year methods have been developed and a strategy implemented that is amenable to large-scale sequencing. The three cosmids sequenced in this initial phase are surprisingly rich in genes, many of which have mammalian homologues.

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