Arabidopsis
Synonyms
Arabidopses
Arabidopsis thaliana
Arabidopsis thalianas
Cress, Mouse ear
Cress, Mouse-ear
Cresses, Mouse-ear
Mouse-ear Cress
Mouse-ear Cresses
thaliana, Arabidopsis
A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE that contains ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS and MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS. The species A. thaliana is used for experiments in classical plant genetics as well as molecular genetic studies in plant physiology, biochemistry, and development.