Model organism
ORGANISMS USED TO STUDY BIOLOGY ACROSS SPECIES
Model organisms; Animal models of behaviour; Animal models of disease; Model species; Models, animal; Mouse model; Animal models; Model plant; Plant model; Mouse models of human disease; Model research organism; Model experimental organism; Rodent model; Model animals; Mice models; Laboratory organism; Model pathogen
A model organism (often shortened to model) 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.Griffiths, E.