Nematodes (IMAGE)

Duke University

Nematodes

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Normal adult C. elegans nematode worms (above) are about 1 mm in length. Adults that had been starved for eight days early in their larval development (below) grow more slowly once feeding is resumed and end up smaller and less fertile.

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Ryan Baugh, Duke University

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