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Genetic Control of Totipotency of Plant Cells in an in vitro Culture

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The main approaches have been considered to studying the genetic control of plant cell totipotency in an in vitro culture. The capacity of cultured plants for callusogenesis, organ formation, and somatic embryogenesis depends on the activity of genes that determine and maintain the meristematic state of cells, level of hormones in the cells, and sensitivity to hormones, as well as on the activity other genes that control different stages of plant morphogenesis.

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Ezhova, T.A. Genetic Control of Totipotency of Plant Cells in an in vitro Culture. Russian Journal of Developmental Biology 34, 197–204 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024940130511

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