10 Questions
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon of a mature cell reverting to the meristematic state and forming undifferentiated callus tissue?
Dedifferentiation
What is the term for the process of plants regenerating from callus tissue or directly from pre-existing meristematic cells?
Re-differentiation
In which organisms, animals or plants, is differentiation generally considered irreversible?
Animals
What is the term used for the process of cells in a callus regaining their specialized features and functions?
Redifferentiation
What is the term for the process of reverting highly mature and differentiated plant cells to a meristematic state?
Dedifferentiation
What is the ability of mature and differentiated plant cells to regress to a meristematic state called?
Cellular totipotency
Name a routine horticultural practice that involves the use of leaf, stem, and root cuttings for vegetative propagation.
Regenerating new individuals
What are the conditions required for mature and differentiated plant cells to regress to a meristematic state?
Intact membrane system and viable nucleus
What is the term used to describe the formation of undifferentiated callus tissue from mature and differentiated plant cells?
Callusing
What is the phase called where mature cells from differentiated tissues undergo certain changes to achieve a meristematic state?
Callusing phase
Test your understanding of plant tissue culture, callus formation, redifferentiation, and transdifferentiation. Learn about the inherent potentiality of plant cells to give rise to whole plants. Explore the differentiation process of plant organs from diverse cell types.
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