Cloning in plants

• Chromosomes


  Carry genetic information in a molecule called DNA
• Mitosis


  A type of cell division that ensures each new cell produced has the same genetic information
• Meristematic cells


  Cells from which plants can be cloned
• Tissue culture


  A technique where animal or plant cells or tissue are isolated and transferred to a sterile culture medium
• Culture medium


  A gel or liquid used to grow microorganisms, or cells, tissues or organs, containing agar to provide support and water, and nutrients and plant hormones to stimulate growth and cell division
• Cloning in plants

  Producing new plants that are genetically identical to the original plant by using meristematic cells
• Cloning in plants


  • Quicker than allowing plants to reproduce and collecting and sowing seeds
  • Provides genetically identical crop plants with desirable characteristics like disease resistance
  • Can help preserve rare and endangered plant species
• Runners


  Slender fast growing stems that grow horizontally over the soil surface and put down roots to form new plants, a natural form of plant cloning
• Cuttings


  Part of a plant stem, leaf, or root cut off and used for producing a new plant, an artificial propagation method
• Cloning in plants also occurs naturally, for instance, in runners in strawberry plants
• Seeds


  Produced by flowering plants, result of sexual reproduction, contain embryo, endosperm, and seed coat, genetically diverse offspring
• Spores


  Produced by non-flowering plants, result of asexual reproduction, haploid cells, extremely small, easily dispersed, used in laboratory settings
• Artificial process


  A process carried out by humans, rather than occurring naturally. This can include a wide range of activities, from manufacturing to scientific experiments.
• Artificial propagation method


  A technique used in horticulture and agriculture to reproduce plants through human intervention, such as cuttings, grafting, layering, or tissue culture