clonal

Type of asexual reproduction in plants that produces new individuals with the same genetic makeup as the mother plant (unless unusual mutations occur). Examples include producing corms or bulbs (as in lilies) or producing roots along a stem that gets buried (as in willows).

An Introduction to Plant Clonal Cryopreservation

Cryopreservation is a technology that allows genebanks to preserve plant genetic resources on a long-term basis. USDA’s Jennifer Kendall discusses how cryopreservation is used at the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation to preserve clonal material–that is tissue that contains the exact same genetic makeup as the source plant–in liquid nitrogen. This video was made […]

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