Question

What characteristics of plants allow them to be cloned relatively easily, whereas cloning in animals is rare and difficult to achieve? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

Plant cells are often totipotent, which makes the cloning process much easier because there is no need to "reprogram" the nucleus.

Plants can be easily propagated through vegetative reproduction.

It is easier to manipulate plant cells during cloning because they have a cellulose cell wall that makes them solid and less fragile.

Plant zygotes can be easily modified because of their larger chromosomes in comparison with animal zygotes.

Plants are more resistant to pathogens that can be injected into them during cloning.

Answer 1

Following are the correct options :

1. Plant cells are often totipotent, which makes the cloning process much easier because there is no need to "reprogram" the nucleus.

2. Plants can be easily propagated through vegetative reproduction.

3. It is easier to manipulate plant cells during cloning because they have a cellulose cell wall that makes them solid and less fragile.