NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
What is an example of dedifferentiation in plants?
Options
- AFormation of flowers
- BFormation of interfascicular cambium
- CFormation of roots
- DFormation of leaves
Correct answer
B. Formation of interfascicular cambium
Step-by-step solution
Plants show another interesting phenomenon. The living differentiated cells, that by now have lost the capacity to divide can regain the capacity of division under certain conditions. This phenomenon is termed as dedifferentiation. Formation of meristems – interfascicular cambium and cork cambium from fully differentiated parenchyma cells.