Types of plant cloning Flashcards
What is a clone?
Offspring, produced by mitosis, that is genetically identical to the parent plant
What is reproductive cloning?
Using artificial cloning methods to produce 2 or more individuals that are clones of eachother
What is vegetative propagation?
The production of plant clones from non-reproductive tissue
What is a perennating organ?
Plant structures which allow them to survive adverse conditions and they contain stored food to remain dormant in the soil
What is taking cuttings?
Removing and planting short sections of a plant in order to produce clones of that point
What are examples of natural plant cloning?
Bulbs, runner, rhizomes and stem tubers
What are examples of bulbs?
Daffodil
What are bulbs?
The leaf bases swell with stored food from photosynthesis and buds form internally
What is the result of bulbs?
Buds develop into new shoots and new plants in the next growing season
What is an example of runners?
Strawberry or spider plant
What are runners?
A lateral stem that grows away from the parent plant and roots develop where the runner touches the ground
What is the result of runners?
A new plant develops and the runner eventually withers away leaving the new plant independent
What is an example of a rhizome?
Marram grass
What is a rhizome?
A specialised horizontal stem running underground, often swollen with stored food
What is the result of rhizomes?
Buds develop and form new vertical shoots which become independent plants
