Biology / Unit 11 Bio 2627 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Asexual/Vegetative Reproduction: Artificial Methods
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The idea
Horticulturists propagate plants via grafting, joining scion to rootstock; cuttings, rooting a detached stem; layering, rooting a bent stem; and micropropagation, growing plantlets in sterile culture.
In practice
Grafting joins a fruit-producing scion to disease-resistant stock, combining favorable traits from two plants in one tree.
Where people slip
A grafted tree's scion and stock stay genetically distinct — joining two individuals without merging their genomes.
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