Preparation of genomic DNA from mutant and wild type worms of Caenorhabditis elegans

This is a molecular genetics experiment that involves purifying and analyzing a nematode worm called Caenorhabditis elegans. It was the first multicellular organism that had its genome completely sequenced. We are most certainly concerned with the DNA sequence, control of gene expression and the genome organization. The objective of the experiment is to determine the genotype of a particular strain out of four possible types of mutation this worm could have.