Question

Why plant cells are called totipotent?

Answer 1

Totipotency:

1. The ability of a living cell to divide and produce all the differentiated cells in an organism is called totipotency.
2. A single cell divides and forms a whole new organism.
3. Plant cells have the ability to divide and form a new organism.
4. For example, a callus is an undifferentiated mass of tissue.
5. When exposed to growth hormones, they can develop into a new organism.