Question

What is grafting???????????​

Answer 1

Answer:

Grafting

Grafting involves placing the cambium of an excised branch (scion) in contact with the cambium of a rooted plant (stock, rootstock, or understock) in order to bring about a cambial union between the two.

Answer 2

What is tissue grafting?

This is based on HLA (Human Leucocyte antigen) complex or MHC (Major Histocompatibilty Complex). Tissue typing is done before tissue grafting. Most of genes of this antigen is present on sixth chromosomes. Cyclosporin-A drug is used as a immunosuppresant drug during tissue grafting.

Type of Tissue Grafting:-

(1) Autograft:- It is the most successful method. According to this method ransplantation into another body part of an individual from a body is done.

(2) Isograf:- Transplantation of tissue in between the individual of same genetic constitution. Examples:- Identical twins/monozygotic twins

(3) Homo or Allograft:- Tissue grafting in between the genetically dissimilar individual of the same species. e.g. Family members (intra species graft).

(4) Hetero or Xenograft:- Tissue grafting in . between organism of different species.