Worm gene name:  him-6
Worm sequence name:  T0A411.6
Related human gene:  BLM
Associated human disease:  Bloom's syndrome
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Left primer sequence:  gattagcgcttctggtcgtc
Right primer sequence:  attttgggagcaaacattcg
Size of PCR product:  872
Brief description:  Phenotype is developmentally delayed (very extended life cycle time), numerous round rather than ovoid embryos but lack of expected number of larvae; planned to examine embryos microscopically for abnormalities, and to use DAPI stain to examine chromosomes for abnormal rearrangements.
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