Solution: The ability to create a completely new plant from any cell is referred to as totipotency. Explants could be used to regrow the entire plant (any part of the plant that is taken out and grown under sterile conditions in a special nutritive media). F.C. Steward demonstrated cellular totipotency. So, the correct option (a).
The term ‘totipotency’ refers to the capacity of a:
a. cell to generate whole plant
b. bud to generate whole plant
c. seed to germinate
d. cell to enlarge in size
a. cell to generate whole plant
b. bud to generate whole plant
c. seed to germinate
d. cell to enlarge in size
The term ‘totipotency’ refers to the capacity of a:
a. cell to generate whole plant
b. bud to generate whole plant
c. seed to germinate
d. cell to enlarge in size
a. cell to generate whole plant
b. bud to generate whole plant
c. seed to germinate
d. cell to enlarge in size