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Explain reproductive meristems in plants.

Explain reproductive meristems in plants.

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Apoorva Arora IIT Roorkee
askIITians Faculty 181 Points
9 years ago
A meristem is the tissue in most plants containing undifferentiated cells (meristematic cells), found in zones of the plant where growth can take place.

Meristematic cells give rise to various organs of the plant and keep the plant growing. The shoot apical meristem (SAM) gives rise to organs like the leaves and flowers, while the root apical meristem (RAM) provides the meristematic cells for the future root growth. SAM and RAM cells divide rapidly and are considered indeterminate, in that they do not possess any defined end status. In that sense, the meristematic cells are frequently compared to the stem cells in animals, which have an analogous behavior and function.
Saloni Rakholiya
104 Points
9 years ago
a region of plant tissue, found chiefly at the growing tips of roots and shoots and in the cambium, consisting of actively dividing cells forming new tissue.this is what meristem means.
 
Hope this helps you.
Saloni Rakholiya
104 Points
9 years ago
a region of plant tissue, found chiefly at the growing tips of roots and shoots and in the cambium, consisting of actively dividing cells forming new tissue.this is what meristem means.
 
Hope this helps you.

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