cloning and biotechnology Flashcards

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what are the two ways to clone plants?

A

natural (vegitative propagation) and artificial (micropropgation)

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what are the vegetative organs of plants?

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root and shoot tips, axillary buds (where leaves and stem meet), vascular cambium

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what are some methods to vegetative propagation?

A

bulbs (onions)
runners (strawberry plants)
rhizomes (ginger and merram grass)
stem tubers (potatoes)

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how do you carry out vegetative propgation?

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stem should be cut between leaf and nodes. then replanted and sometimes you can add plant hormones (contain auxins which promote mitosis & cell differentation)

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what are the two methods of artificial cloning in plants?

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micropropagation and tissue cultures

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