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New plants can be started from stems cut from mature plants. What makes this possible?

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New plants can be started from stems cut from mature plants. What makes this possible?

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  1. The cells are totipotent, meaning they are capable of regenerating the entire organism from a single cell.  Basically the cell contains the entire gene code and is able to express gened required to stimulate growth for any tissue type.  

    Stem cells are also very good at this, hence their medicinal value.

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