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model organism

noun

Etymology

From model + organism.

Definitions

  1. Any organism (e.g. the fruit fly) that has been extensively studied as an example of many…

    Any organism (e.g. the fruit fly) that has been extensively studied as an example of many others, and from which general principles may be established; often chosen for reasons including short generation time, small genome, and affordability.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for model organism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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