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Tissue culture cloning is the process of taking small parts of specimen plants and creating unlimited numbers of exact genetic copies asexually in a sterile lab setting. This process has been adapted to create genetically altered commercial food and medicinal crops.

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Where is cloning used in Australia?

In the production of plants


Is cloning of crop plants in tissue culture ethical?

one of the ethical reason about cloning a plant is that it is not natural


Is cloning illegal?

The disscussions of cloning are still very vague. It is well known that the cloning of human beings is illegal, due to religious problems. On the other hand the cloning of plants and animals is legal.


How has cloning been used in the past?

On animals and plants


What was the purpose of animal cloning?

Originally? For warmth. Nowadays? Fashion.


How cloning plants relate to the society?

more plants more photosyntheseis more air


What are the economic advantages of cloning crop plants in tissue culture?

basically yeah the economic advantages of cloning crop plants in tissue culture is that its pretty cheao and easy to do innit.


When complex plants are produced by cloning what process is involved?

In cloning complex plants, a small piece of tissue from the plant is taken and placed in a nutrient-rich medium to encourage the growth of new plants. This process allows for the production of genetically identical plants to the parent plant.


What is the price of cloning plants?

About $32.45. It depends on what size you wear.


What are two types of cloneing?

This process is sometimes called cloning because every new plant is exactly like the parent. One type of cloning uses cuttings--parts of plants that grow into new plants. Both stems and leaves can be used as cuttings. Another kind of cloning is grafting--the joining together of two plants into one. Other kinds of cloning use bulbs or tubers--underground parts that make new plants.


When complex plants are produced by cloning which process is most directly involved?

The most direct process involved in cloning complex plants is somatic embryogenesis. This process involves the development of embryos from somatic cells, allowing for the propagation of plants with desirable traits from a single parent plant.


What The cloning steps used to produce new plants are?

What technique is used to produce identical tomato plants