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Physcomitrella patens
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excellent cell biology
hormone and light signaling
pathways operative
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few cell types & simple
developmental pattern
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polar tip growth and division
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tolerant to water stress
-------------------------------A Model System for
Functional Studies
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draft genome assembled*
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gene targeting & RNAi
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gene id from 2-d gels
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4x44 Agilent microarray
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gene id by genetic map position
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insertion and deletion libraries
Quatrano, R. S., et al. (2007). Current Opinion
in Plant Biology 10: 182-189.
*Rensing, et al. (2008). Science 319: 64-69.
Haploid, single-cell layer, leaf-like gametophores of P. patens