A spurious fln-2 mutation in a wide variety of commonly used C. elegans strains

2025/06/07 by Marina Kniazeva, Gary Ruvkun
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Neuroscience · #CRISPR and Genetic Engineering #Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases #Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

paper · doi:10.17912/micropub.biology.001684

openalex publication_date 2025/06/07 · openalex created_date 2025/07/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/26

Abstract

mutation in a wild-type male stock strain used for outcrossing in genetic studies.

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