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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Tissue Culture



1. Tissue means group of cells while tissue culture means growing such groups of cells in laboratory, outside the animal or plant body. 2. It is a reproduction in a micro or small form. 3. For growing the tissues a nutrient medium which is either solid or a viscous broth is used. 4. Some medicinal plants and bananas are grown by tissue culture methods. 5. Some plant and animal species face the danger of extinction. 6. These species are conserved by tissue culture. Their number can be increased by such measures. 7. By tissue culture new cells of healthy organism can be produced under the supervision of scientists. 8. When means of pollination is not available, tissue culture method helps to produce a plant like the original one.

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