Why can some plants be cloned from a single cell?
A) Plant cells do not differentiate even when mature, so any cell can grow into an entire plant.
B) Plant cells can dedifferentiate and give rise to all of the specialized cells required to produce an entire plant.
C) Plant cells can produce genes to replace those lost during development.
D) Plant cells are capable of self-renewal by utilizing cellular components from adjacent cells.
Answer: B
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