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Asexual propagation biology
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Plant Sciences
Undergraduate 2
02/08/2024

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where mitosis occours
Definition
root and shoot apex, vascular cambium, callus, parenchyma
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where meiosis occours
Definition
seed
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meristem
Definition
apex where tissue growth takes place continuously pushing upward
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are vegetative propagules the same as the mother plant
Definition
vegetative propagules are clones with the exception of grafting. environmental conditions also play a role.
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clone
Definition
daughter plants maintaining the same genotypes as mother plants.
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cell differentiation
Definition
process where cell acquires functional and structural role
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cell dedifferentiation
Definition
capability of a cell to return to meristematic condition
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parenchyma
Definition
thin walled, metabolically active least differentiated cells
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adventitious
Definition
new growing points on established structures
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callus
Definition
mass of cells that grows over wounded tissue
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where can adventitious organs occur
Definition
stems, roots, leaves, callouses
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