Model organism
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model-organism-163-12551659
title:
Model organism
text:
A model organism is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with the expectation that discoveries made in the model organism will provide insight into the workings of other organisms. Model organisms are widely used to research human disease when human experimentation would be unfeasible or unethical. This strategy is made possible by the common descent of all living organisms, and the conservation of metabolic and developmental pathways and
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Organisms used to study biology across species
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_organism
date created:
2001-06-22T16:24:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T16:50:45Z
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13
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