Question

The phenomenon under which living cells which have otherwise lost the capacity to divide, regain the property of division under certain conditions is known as __________

• A. development
• B. differentiation
• C. dedifferentiation
• D. redifferentiation

Answer 1

Answer:

C. dedifferentiation

• Dedifferentiation is the phenomenon that leads to regaining the lost capacity of cells or tissues of plants to divide under special conditions.

• Dedifferentiation is regaining the lost capacity of cells or tissues of plants to divide under special conditions.

• Redifferentiation is the maturation of dedifferentiated cells thereby specializing for a particular function.

• Development includes all the changes undergone by a living plant from seed emergence to death.