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Which of the following plant cells will show totipotency?

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Sieve tubes
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Xylem vessels
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C
Meristem
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Cork cells
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Solution

The correct option is A Meristem
Totipotency is the ability of the cell that can generate the whole plant from the single cell or the tissue by continuous division. Meristem is the tissue formed by the group of cell that has the ability to divide continuously. Whereas xylem vessels and cork cells are dead while sieve tube cells do not possess nuclei and has lost the ability to divide. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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