Q.Match the following :
Column A
A) Reversion of mature cells into meristerm
B) Biochemical and structural changes of cells
C) Properties of living cells develops into entire plant
D) Selected plant tissue transferred to culture medium
Step 1. Totipotency (1) is the property of living plant cells that lets them develop into an entire plant when cultured - this matches Column B item (C), "Properties of living cells develops into entire plant."
Step 2. Dedifferentiation (2) is the reversion of a mature, specialised cell back to a meristematic (actively dividing) state - this matches item (A), "Reversion of mature cells into meristem."
Step 3. Explant (3) is the selected plant tissue transferred to a culture medium to establish a new culture - this matches item (D), "Selected plant tissue transferred to culture medium."
Step 4. Differentiation (4) is the biochemical and structural change by which a cell becomes specialised - this matches item (B), "Biochemical and structural changes of cells."
Step 5. Putting the four pairs together gives 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, which is exactly option (a).
The correct matching is Totipotency-C, Dedifferentiation-A, Explant-D, Differentiation-B - option (a).
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