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Stem cells that make stems

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Plant stem cells, contained in specialized structures called meristems, have amazing regenerative powers. They enable plants to grow and produce new organs throughout lifetimes that can span hundreds of years.

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Figure 1: Contribution of shoot and root meristems to the Arabidopsis plant.
Figure 2: The primary shoot meristem of a vegetatively growing plant.
Figure 3: The developmental fate of a cell is determined by its position.
Figure 4: The primary root meristem in the embryo.
Figure 5: Stem-cell concepts.

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  1. Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

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  2. Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany

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  3. Centre for Molecular Biology of Plants (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany

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