Department of Biology, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, Texas 76513.
Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005.
Genetics. 2018 Apr;208(4):1337-1349. doi: 10.1534/genetics.118.300755.
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.
它本可以轻易地逃避人类的研究。然而，尽管它没有出现在人们的餐桌上，但 却成为了现代生物学中被研究得最广泛的植物。 体型小巧，基因组也小，但资源和工具却非常丰富，为我们提供了一个了解多细胞光合自养生物的分子、细胞和发育机制的窗口。许多使用这种植物进行的基础发现已经催生了新的研究领域，甚至超越了植物生物学的绿色领域。 它拥有一系列在植物中无与伦比、甚至可与其他模式生物相媲美的资源和工具，其研究工作仍在不断提供新的见解，并加深我们对基本生物过程的理解。
