Meristem tissue
What Meristem tissue means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Tissue containing unspecialised cells, found in regions such as root tips, shoot tips and cambium, that can divide and then differentiate throughout the plant's life.
A plant tissue made of unspecialised, actively dividing cells, found at the growing tips of shoots and roots.
Unspecialised plant stem cell tissue located in growth regions such as root tips, shoot tips and cambium.
Tissue at growing tips and roots that divides to produce new cells for growth.
Topics that use Meristem tissue
- Cell differentiation (AQA GCSE)
- Plant tissues (AQA GCSE)
- Stem cells (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Differentiation
- Mitosis
- Stem cells
- Adult cell cloning
- Adult stem cells and potency
- Air spaces
- Animal and plant differences
- Cell differentiation
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