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Cells Gm Plant Describe Micro Propagated Micropropagating Recombinant Dna

Genetically modified (GM) plant cells are micro-propagated by removing non-modified cells, then multiplying the modified cells to form a callus. This callus then develops shoots and roots, forming new plants that are transferred to soil to mature into adult plants.

Les cellules végétales génétiquement modifiées (GM) sont micropropagées en retirant les cellules non modifiées, puis en multipliant les cellules modifiées pour former un cal. Ce cal se développe ensuite en pousses et racines, formant de nouvelles plantes transférées dans le sol pour devenir des plantes adultes.

Front Describe how GM plant cells can be micro-propagated.
Back Micropropagating GM plant cells:
  • Once the cells not containing recombinant DNA were removed, gene-altered cells multiply & form a callus
  • This is allowed to grow shoots and roots & eventually become separate plants that are transferred into soil to develop into fully differentiated adult plants

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