One major advantage of using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system for studies

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geoffrey

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on: Aug 12, 2013

One major advantage of using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system for studies of plant form and function is its
A) fast generation time.
B) exceptionally large genome.
C) large seeds.
D) high tolerance to stress.
E) high mutation rate.

Celeste

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2019

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