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FAQ 1) What is a
clone and how are they propagated?
2) Is a tissue cultured plant or “Clone” the same as a GMO plant? No, a tissue cultured plant is not the same as a GMO plant. GMO, or genetically modified organism, is also known as transgenic. This is when specific gene(s) from one species is introduced into a plant to change characteristics of that plant. Those genes can cross species, ie a gene from a fish introduced into a tomato plant. One example of this is Round-Up Ready Canola, which has had genes introduced into the plant so that Round-Up will not kill it. This is not the same as a hybrid or selected plant species that is bred to have traits from a parent plant such as color, fruit size, or hardiness. Any plant can be a tissue culture candidate as along as there is a method to grow it in-vitro. The plants that we choose to tissue culture are selected or hybrid plants with desirable traits that occur through natural plant breeding processes. Tissue Culture does not change those traits. 3) So, what is
tissue culture? 4) Is tissue
culture better than other methods of producing more plants?
5) Is there a difference between a
plant that is a seedling and a plant that is a clone? |
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