Plant reproduction by tissue culture differs from reproduction by meristem cultu
ID: 48019 • Letter: P
Question
Plant reproduction by tissue culture differs from reproduction by meristem culture because
A. plants produced by meristem culture are clones, whereas tissue culture does not produce genetically identical plants.
B .tissue culture requires cells from a plant's root system, whereas any cell of a plant may be used for meristem culture.
C .tissue culture propagation produces clonal plants, whereas meristem culture produces plants that may be genetically different.
D. tissue culture produces plants that are virus-free, whereas plants produced by meristem culture may not be virus-free
E. meristem culture requires removal of the plant cell walls, whereas tissue culture does not.
Explanation / Answer
option a is the right answer because genetic variation is minimal in meristem culture