Biology in Bloom: A Primer on the Model System

Overview

Journal Genetics

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Genetics

Date 2018 Apr 6

PMID 29618591

Citations 16

Authors

Andrew W Woodward

Bonnie Bartel

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Abstract

could have easily escaped human scrutiny. Instead, has become the most widely studied plant in modern biology despite its absence from the dinner table. Pairing diminutive stature and genome with prodigious resources and tools, offers a window into the molecular, cellular, and developmental mechanisms underlying life as a multicellular photoautotroph. Many basic discoveries made using this plant have spawned new research areas, even beyond the verdant fields of plant biology. With a suite of resources and tools unmatched among plants and rivaling other model systems, research continues to offer novel insights and deepen our understanding of fundamental biological processes.

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