History of research on Arabidopsis thaliana
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Arabidopsis thaliana is a first class model organism and the single most important species for fundamental research in plant molecular genetics.
A. thaliana was the first plant for which a high-quality reference genome sequence was determined (see below), and a worldwide research community has developed many other genetic resources and tools. The experimental advantages of A. thaliana have enabled many important discoveries.[1][2][3][4][5] These advantages have been extensively reviewed,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] as has its role in fundamental discoveries about the plant immune system,[21] natural variation,[22][23] root biology,[24] and other areas.[25]