Doonan, J., Hunt, T. (1996). Cell cycle. Why don't plants get cancer? Nature 380:481-2.

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Kennedi Grimes

28 October, 03:25

Doonan, J., Hunt, T. (1996). Cell cycle. Why don't plants get cancer? Nature 380:481-2.

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Philip Landry · Answer 1

Plants can experience the same phenomenon, along with cancerous masses, but it tends to be brought on via infection ... That's because plant cells are typically locked in place by a matrix of rigid cell walls, so they can't migrate.