Plant reproduction by tissue culture differs from reproduction by meristem culture because
A) plants produced by meristem culture are clones, whereas tissue culture does not produce genetically identical plants.
B) tissue culture requires cells from a plant's root system, whereas any cell of a plant may be used for meristem culture.
C) tissue culture propagation produces clonal plants, whereas meristem culture produces plants that may be genetically different.
D) tissue culture produces plants that are virus-free, whereas plants produced by meristem culture may not be virus-free.
E) meristem culture requires removal of the plant cell walls, whereas tissue culture does not.

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Plants produced by tissue culture may contain mutations that make them genetically different, but plants produced by meristem culture are clones identical). Plants produced by meristem culture are also guaranteed to be virus-free.

Plant Reproduction by Tissue Culture Differs from Reproduction by Meristem