title: The draft genome sequence of the nematode Caenorhabditis briggsae, a companion to C. elegans.
abstract: The publication of the draft genome sequence of Caenorhabditis briggsae improves the annotation of the genome of its close relative Caenorhabditis elegans and will facilitate comparative genomics and the study of the evolutionary changes during development.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
authors.forename: Bhagwati P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Sternberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002107:Caenorhabditis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017238:Genes, Helminth / Q000235:genetics; D016678:Genome; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth