Micro-Tom番茄植株矮小, 生长密度高, 生命周期短, 容易被高效转化, 成为功能基因组学研究的新型模式植物。文章对Micro-Tom的由来和生物学特征作了概述, 重点阐述了Micro-Tom矮化微型的遗传机制以及该番茄在功能基因组学研究中的应用和遗传转化体系研究的进展。

Micro-Tom is a miniature dwarf tomato, which can grow at a high density, has a short life cycle, and can be transformed efficiently. As a result, it became a new model plant for functional genomics study. The origin and biological characteristics of Micro-Tom were summarized. Recent advances in the mechanisms involved in the miniature dwarf trait, as well as the application of Micro-Tom in plant functional genomics study and the improved genetic transformation systems were reviewed