Question : Give me a living cell of any plant and I will give you a thousand plants of the same type. Is this only a slogan or is it scientifically possible ? Write your comments and justify them.

Question : Give me a living cell of any plant and I will give you a th

1.	Question : Give me a living cell of any plant and I will give you a thousand plants of the same type. Is this only a slogan or is it scientifically possible ? Write your comments and justify them.
Answer» Solution :It is scientifically possible. With the HELP of tissue CULTURE, it is possible to achieve PROPAGATION of several plants in very short duration. This method of producing thousands of plants through tissue culture is called micro propagation. Each of these plants are genetically IDENTICAL to the original plant from which they were grown. They are also called as soma clones.