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Discuss with your teacher about some haploid cells in higher plants where cell-division does not occur. - Biology

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Discuss with your teacher about some haploid cells in higher plants where cell-division does not occur.

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  • The phenomenon of polyploidy can be observed in some haploid cells in higher plants in which cell division does not occur.
  • Polyploidy is a state in which cells contain more pairs of chromosomes than the basic set.
  • Polyploidy can be artificially induced in plants by applying colichine to cell culture.
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Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division - Exercises [Page 172]

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NCERT Biology [English] Class 11
Chapter 10 Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Exercises | Q 13.2 | Page 172

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