Arabidopsis thaliana as a model organism in systems biology.

ABSTRACT: Significant progress has been made in identification of genes and gene networks involved in key biological processes. Yet, how these genes and networks are coordinated over increasing levels of biological complexity, from cells to tissues to organs, remains unclear. To address complex biological questions, biologists are increasingly using high-throughput tools and systems biology approaches to examine complex biological systems at a global scale. A system is a network of interacting and interdependent components that shape the system's unique properties. Systems biology studies the organization of system components and their interactions, with the idea that unique properties of that system can be observed only through study of the system as a whole. The application of systems biology appr

SUBMITTER: Van Norman JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2836806 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature