In tissue culture experiments, leaf mesophyll cells are put in a culture medium to form callus. This phenomenon may be called as
- Dedifferentiation
- Development
- Senescence
- Differentiation
Answer
(1) Dedifferentiation
Solution
Mesophyll cells are differentiated cells that have lost the capacity to divide. When put in a culture medium they regain the capacity to divide and form an undifferentiated mass of cells, the callus.
Regaining the capacity of division by differentiated cells is called dedifferentiation.
Answer: (1)