Cloning

Question 1

State what is meant by the term “in vitro”.

Answer 1

in a test tube / petri dish

Question 2

Describe “micropropagation”.

Answer 2

Tissue culture.
Take cells from plants with desirable characteristics. (explants)
Grow the explants in vitro. (sterile agar jelly + growth hormones)

Explants grow into small plants, which are planted in soil to grow into plants that are genetically identical to the original plant.