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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: raju_ayer on 12/04/2013 16:27:52

Title: What is occurring when a callus culture generates a whole new plant?
Post by: raju_ayer on 12/04/2013 16:27:52

Hello..can you please tell me this:

The phenomenon of the component cells of the callus to form a whole plant is called

Regeneration or Totipotency or Dedifferentiation or Redifferentiation

Thanks

Title: Re: What is occurring when a callus culture generates a whole new plant?
Post by: chris on 14/04/2013 10:52:16

If the callus culture is creating a whole new plant then it must be able to supply cells with the potential to turn into any of the specialised cell types in the mature plant. Therefore those cells must be totipotent.