A protoplast is a cell

(A)undergoing division
(B)without cell wall
(C)without plasma membrane
(D)without nucleus

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Scientists have even isolated single cells from plants and after digesting their cell walls have been able to isolate naked protoplasts (surrounded by plasma membranes).

Chapter: Biotechnology and its Applications
Section: 10.1 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE
Page: 1
Words matched: 25 of 25

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that protoplasts are obtained 'after digesting their cell walls' and describes them as 'naked protoplasts (surrounded by plasma membranes)', which directly and conclusively defines a protoplast as a cell without a cell wall.

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