Grafting is used to grow all varieties of edible apples. What does grafting involve?
A)repairing a damaged stem of a plant to continue its growth
B)inducing polyploidy in plants
C)growing new roots and shoots from extensions of a parent plant
D)inducing a cutting from one plant to fuse with the tissues of another plant
E)artificially inducing individual cells to divide and form an embryo

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Grafting involves taking a cutting or scion from one plant and attaching it to the tissues of another plant, called the rootstock. The two tissues fuse together and the scion can continue to grow, producing the desired variety of apple.

Grafting Is Used to Grow All Varieties of Edible Apples