Thale cress

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• thale cress — /thāl kres/ noun A cruciferous wall plant with small white flowers (Sisymbrium thalianum) ORIGIN: Johann Thal (1542–83), German physician * * * [THāl] n. a small white flowered plant of north temperate regions, widely used in genetics experiments …   Useful english dictionary

• thale cress — /θeɪl ˈkrɛs/ (say thayl kres) noun a species of rock cress, Arabidopsis thaliana; the first plant for which a complete chromosome sequence was analysed, in December 1999. Also, mouse ear cress …  

• thale-cress — ˈthā(ə)lˈkres noun Etymology: after Johann Thal died 1583 German physician : mouse ear cress …   Useful english dictionary

• thale cress — [θeɪl] noun a small white flowered plant, commonly used in genetics experiments. [Arabidopsis thaliana.] Origin C18: named after the German physician Johann Thal …   English new terms dictionary

• Cress — may refer to: Contents 1 Plants 2 People 2.1 Surname 2.2 …   Wikipedia

• mouse-ear cress — /maʊs ɪə ˈkrɛs/ (say mows ear kres) noun → thale cress …  

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• Arabidopsis — taxobox name = Arabidopsis image caption = Thale Cress ( Arabidopsis thaliana ) regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Brassicales familia = Brassicaceae genus = Arabidopsis genus …   Wikipedia

• Arabidopsis thaliana — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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• Polyploidy — occurs in cells and organisms when there are more than two homologous sets of chromosomes.Most organisms are normally diploid; polyploidy may occur due to abnormal cell division. It is most commonly found in plants. Haploidy may also occur as a… …   Wikipedia