Totipotency Is a Term Used to Describe a Cell's Ability

question 27

Multiple Choice

Totipotency is a term used to describe a cell's ability to give rise to a complete new organism. In plants, this means that ________.

• A) plant development is not under genetic control
• B) the cells of shoots and the cells of roots have different genes
• C) cell differentiation depends largely on the control of gene expression
• D) a cell's environment has no effect on its differentiation

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