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  1. Process in which cells from a plant or animal
  2. are removed from the organism and grown under
  3. carefully controlled conditions in a sterile
  4. medium containing all the necessary
  5. nutrients. Tissue culture can provide
  6. information on cell growth and
  7. differentiation, and is also used in plant
  8. propagation and drug production. See also
  9. meristem.
  10.