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A model organism is a well established experimental biological system. Characteristics include: rapid rate of development to maturity; easily manipulated genetically; short life cycle (life span); readily available and a large number of offspring per generation. Common model organisms include: [[yeast|yeast]] (eg. [[Saccharomyces cerevisiae|''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'']] and [[Schizosaccharomyces pombe|''Schizosaccharomyces pombe'']]); some plants (eg. [[Arabidopsis thaliana|''Arabidopsis thaliana'']]); flys (eg. [[Drosophila|Drosophila]]); worms (eg. [[C. elegans|''C. elegans'']]); fish (eg. [[zebra fish|zebra fish]]) and mice (eg. [[Mus musculus|''Mus musculus'']]). | |||
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A model organism is a well established experimental biological system. Characteristics include: rapid rate of development to maturity; easily manipulated genetically; short life cycle (life span); readily available and a large number of offspring per generation. Common model organisms include: yeast (eg. Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe); some plants (eg. Arabidopsis thaliana); flys (eg. Drosophila); worms (eg. C. elegans); fish (eg. zebra fish) and mice (eg. Mus musculus).