Question

The fact that plants can be cloned from somatic cells demonstrates that _____.A) differentiated cells retain all the genes of the zygoteB) genes are lost during differentiationC) the differentiated state is normally very unstableD) differentiation does not occur in plants

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A) differentiated cells retain all the genes of the zygote

Explanation:

A plant can be cloned from the somatic cells which shows that the differentiated cell of plants have the ability to divide and differentiate to produce a new plant. This property of the cell is called totipotency.

All the cells in plants are not totipotent but some cells under proper condition can show the property of totipotency. Totipotency property shows that the differentiated cell is having all the genes that were present in the zygote.

This property of plant cells is used by scientist in plant tissue culture to produce plants for research and other purposes. So the right answer is A.