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WormBase Get Gene

Get detailed gene overview from WormBase for C. elegans (nematode worm) by WormBase gene ID. Returns gene name, sequence name, species, description, gene type, and status. C. elegans is one of the most important model organisms for genetics, neuroscience, and developmental biology. Example: WBGene00006763 returns unc-26 (synaptojanin, a polyphosphoinositide phosphatase required for synaptic vesicle recycling).

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 105msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 105ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "gene_id": {
      "description": "WormBase gene identifier (WBGene format). Examples: 'WBGene00006763' (unc-26), 'WBGene00006789' (unc-52), 'WBGene00000898' (daf-2).",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "gene_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default WormBase Get Gene call

public-safeinput

{
  "gene_id": "BRCA1"
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_WormBase_get_gene
Tool name: WormBase_get_gene
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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