Check all of the features of C.elegans that make it a great model system to study developmental processes.
A)C.elegans is ubiquitous in the wild
B)C.elegans is small and fast growing
C)a complete lineage map exists
D)the organism is transparent
E)C.elegans is useful in experimental genetics

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C.elegans is a great model system to study developmental processes because it is small and fast growing, has a complete lineage map, is transparent, and is useful in experimental genetics. Although C.elegans is not ubiquitous in the wild, this is not relevant to its value as a model organism for developmental studies.

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