Arabidopsis thaliana

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Arabidopsis thaliana is a small flowering plant in the mustard family widely used as a model organism in plant biology and genetics.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Col-0 1
thale cress 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flowering plant
model organism
plant species
class Magnoliopsida
commonName mouse-ear cress
Arabidopsis thaliana self-linksurface differs
surface form: thale cress
family Brassicaceae
genomeSequencedYear 2000
genus Arabidopsis
hasChromosomeNumber 5
hasFlowerColor white
hasGenomeSequenced true
hasGenomeSize approximately 135 megabase pairs
hasGrowthForm rosette-forming plant
hasLifeCycleDuration about 6 weeks under laboratory conditions
hasModelAdvantages ease of cultivation in laboratory
extensive genetic and genomic resources
large collection of mutants
short generation time
small genome
hasModelStatus first plant to have its entire genome sequenced
hasPloidy diploid
hasPollination self-pollinating
hasReferenceAccession Arabidopsis thaliana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Col-0
hasReproduction self-fertilizing
hasSeedType small seeds
hasTransformationMethod Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
is annual herb
small flowering plant
kingdom Plantae
nativeTo Asia
Eurasia
Europe
order Brassicales
phylum Tracheophyta
taxonRank species
usedAs model organism in developmental biology
model organism in genetics
model organism in genomics
model organism in molecular biology
model organism in plant biology
model organism in plant physiology
usedForStudyOf abiotic stress responses
circadian rhythms
flower development
genetic regulation of flowering time
hormone signaling
photomorphogenesis
plant-pathogen interactions
root development

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Arabidopsis thaliana commonName Arabidopsis thaliana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: thale cress
Eudicots exampleSpecies Arabidopsis thaliana
Arabidopsis thaliana hasReferenceAccession Arabidopsis thaliana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Col-0
Brassicaceae modelOrganism Arabidopsis thaliana