The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is important to human medicine because it

A. causes elephantiasis, a disease of the lymph glands that causes the legs of humans to swell.
B. is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes high fevers.
C. is an intestinal parasite in human digestive tracts.
D. has easily observed development and has a short generation time.


Answer: D

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