Comparison of important properties of some model organisms
| Organism . | Genome? . | Generation time? . | Cost/year? . | Transgenics? . | Targeted mutagenesis? . | Tissue specific? . | Available mutants? . | Physiology? . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Yes | 16–40 years | Very high | No! | No! | No | Yes | Very limited |
| Mouse | Yes | 3 months | Very high | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Yes |
| Zebra fish | End 2008 | 3–4 months | Moderate | No | No | Yes | Yes | Some |
| Drosophila | Yes | 1 week | Very low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Some |
| Caenorhabditis | Yes | 4 days | Very low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Very little |
| Saccharomyces | Yes | 90 min | Very low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Not as we know it |
| Escherichia | Yes | 20 min | Very low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Not as we know it |
| Organism . | Genome? . | Generation time? . | Cost/year? . | Transgenics? . | Targeted mutagenesis? . | Tissue specific? . | Available mutants? . | Physiology? . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Yes | 16–40 years | Very high | No! | No! | No | Yes | Very limited |
| Mouse | Yes | 3 months | Very high | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Yes |
| Zebra fish | End 2008 | 3–4 months | Moderate | No | No | Yes | Yes | Some |
| Drosophila | Yes | 1 week | Very low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Some |
| Caenorhabditis | Yes | 4 days | Very low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Very little |
| Saccharomyces | Yes | 90 min | Very low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Not as we know it |
| Escherichia | Yes | 20 min | Very low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Many | Not as we know it |