title: Arabidopsis thaliana and Plant Molecular Genetics.
abstract: Arabidopsis thaliana is a small flowering plant with various properties that make it an excellent organism for experiments in molecular genetics. These properties include having a small nuclear genome, a near absence of dispersed repetitive DNA, and a generation time of 4 to 5 weeks. In addition, mutations that affect hormone synthesis and response, many different enzyme activities, and numerous developmental processes have been identified and characterized.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Meyerowitz
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Pruitt