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Model organisms (yeast, bacteria, mouse, fruit fly)
Description:
Model organisms such as yeast, bacteria, the mouse and the fruit fly are used by researchers to study biological systems. The genomes of these organisms have been mapped and sequenced.
Keywords:
human genome project,model organisms,fruit fly,project model,genomes,biological systems,yeast,bacteria,fly
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