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Review
. 2005 Jun;138(2):550-4.
doi: 10.1104/pp.104.900150.

Systems biology for the virtual plant

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Systems biology for the virtual plant

Rodrigo A Gutiérrez et al. Plant Physiol. 2005 Jun.
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Systems biology for the Virtual Plant. The ultimate goal of systems biology applied to plant research is to generate a model of the plant as a whole that describes processes across all layers of biological organization (molecular, cellular, physiological, organismal, and ecological; peripheral spiral, dotted arrows). Systems biology embodies an iterative process of experimentation at a global level, data integration, system modeling, and generation of hypotheses (internal cycle, solid arrows). These hypotheses lead to the design of new experiments that start a new round of the cycle. Each iteration refines the model and deepens our biological understanding of the system. Ultimately, such models may be used in a predictive mode and applied to improving traits associated with agriculture.

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