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10 years ago
What is Arabidopsis thaliana?
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10 years ago
Arabidopsis thaliana, commonly called arabidopsis, Thale Cress, or Mouse-ear Cress, a small flowering plant related to cabbage and mustard, is one of the model organisms for studying plant sciences, including genetics and plant development. It plays the role for plant science that mouse and fruit fly (Drosophila) play in human biology.
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Might I add that Arabidopsis is the favorite model for plant biologists because it is small, it has a relatively short life cycle (from seed to mature plants in a matter of weeks). It also has the smallest plant genome and that made it relatively easy to sequence. Hope that helps.
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