It is easier to culture plant cells in vitro as compared to animal cells. Why?
It is easier to culture plant cells in vitro as compared to animal cells. Following are the reasons for this:
(a) Meristem is present in a plant, and cells of meristem always undergo cell division. In animals, most of the cells stop dividing after a certain age. The main purpose of cell division in an adult animal is repairing.
(b) Plant tissues dedifferentiate in case of need, but animal tissues do not show such property.