Goldberg R B
Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1606.
Science. 1988 Jun 10;240(4858):1460-7. doi: 10.1126/science.3287622.
Plants represent a diverse group of organisms that have unique reproductive, developmental, and physiological processes. Although morphologically simple, plants have molecular genetic processes that are equivalent in complexity to those found in animals. Sophisticated gene transfer procedures, transposon mutagenesis in homologous and heterologous plants, and development of model organisms such as Arabidopsis permit almost any gene that is associated with an observable phenotype to be isolated and studied. These advances, coupled with general advances in molecular biology, now make it possible to dissect the molecular and cellular events responsible for controlling plant-specific processes.
植物是一类多样的生物，具有独特的生殖、发育和生理过程。尽管植物在形态上较为简单，但其分子遗传过程的复杂性与动物的相当。先进的基因转移程序、同源和异源植物中的转座子诱变以及拟南芥等模式生物的发展，使得几乎任何与可观察表型相关的基因都能被分离和研究。这些进展，再加上分子生物学的总体进步，现在使得剖析负责控制植物特定过程的分子和细胞事件成为可能。
