arabidopsis

Thân thiện

A scientist examines an arabidopsis plant in a laboratory.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis: Arabidopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. It is widely known in scientific research, particularly Arabidopsis thaliana, which is a model organism for studying plant biology and genetics.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The scientist studied a mutation in the arabidopsis genome.
  • Arabidopsis thaliana has a relatively small and well-mapped genome, making it ideal for research.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific nomenclature: The genus name is always capitalized and italicized in formal scientific writing.
  • The research paper focused on gene expression in Arabidopsis.

Variants and Related Words

• Arabidopsis thaliana (n): The most common and studied species within this genus, often called thale cress or mouse-ear cress.
  • Many fundamental discoveries in plant development were made using Arabidopsis thaliana.

Synonyms

• Thale cress (common name for ).
• Mouse-ear cress (another common name for ).

Related Terms

• Brassicaceae (n): The mustard family of plants, to which belongs.
• Model organism (n): An organism used extensively in research to understand biological processes, a role filled by for plants.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Arabidopsis
• genus Arabidopsis