C. elegans
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C. elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans (species)![](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/celegans-01.jpg)
INVERTEBRATE
This transparent nematode (roundworm) is no more than 1 mm in length, making it easy to examine for inherited traits during genetic studies. It has the distinction of being the first multicellular organism its entire genome sequenced.
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