Arabidopsis is a plant of the herbaceous species that is characterized by being a small shrub that meets an annual cycle, its appearance is similar to the weeds that grow at the ends of roads. However, it is a plant of vital importance within the scientific field, since it has certain properties that make it a reference plant, in all the investigations that are made about plants.
To the term arabidopsis the name of Thaliana is added, in order to give recognition to its discoverer, Johannes Thal, a botanical doctor of German origin, who first found this plant in the Harz mountain ranges. This plant represents an ideal model within its species, since its conservation is very simple in the laboratory, it has an extremely short life cycle and, in addition, it is the first plant to present a fully sequenced genome.
Thaliana arabidopsis is native to European countries, Asia and North Africa. However, its presence throughout the world has been progressively increasing, thanks to its scientific significance. In countries like Spain, there are rural populations where the plant is in abundance. However, the exact location of them is unknown, since in this way they prevent them from being invaded by scientists seeking to take samples, destroying natural populations.
Arabidopsis genes can be very useful when recognizing characters of great agronomic importance. These genes can be separated and included in productive plants, using genetic engineering mechanisms, in the same way, the sequences can also be used for the recognition of these genes in agricultural plants and continue them through molecular markers, making their foray into crops developed by traditional techniques.
