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WormBase and WormBook collectively cover gene function, mutant strains, development, and experimental methods.

The Claim

WormBase and WormBook provide information on Caenorhabditis elegans gene function, mutant strains, developmental biology, and experimental methodologies.

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The Short Version

WormBase and WormBook collectively cover all four stated areas of C. elegans research. Peer-reviewed descriptions document WormBase's gene-function and mutant-strain information, while WormBook provides developmental-biology reviews and experimental protocols through WormMethods. Their complementary coverage supports the claim.

Caveats

  • The resources are complementary; the claim does not mean each covers every category equally.
  • Several descriptions are older, and the available evidence does not establish WormBook's current update schedule.
  • Some WormBase strain information is synchronized with external stock centers rather than generated by WormBase.

The Receipts

  1. WormBook: the online review of Caenorhabditis elegans biology

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  2. WormBook: WormBiology for the 21st Century

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  3. WormBase: new content and better access

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  4. A Transparent window into biology: A primer on Caenorhabditis elegans *

    wormbook.org

  5. Using WormBase, a genome biology resource for Caenorhabditis elegans and related nematodes

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  6. WormBase in 2022—data, processes, and tools for analyzing Caenorhabditis elegans

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  7. WormBase: a modern Model Organism Information Resource

    pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  8. Searching WormBase for Information About C. elegans (Wiley)

    wiki.wormbase.org

  9. Classical genetic methods *

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  10. WormBook - NCBI Bookshelf

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Caenorhabditis ElegansWormBaseWormBook

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