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Q. Formation of phellogen from parenchyma cells is

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Living differentiated cells can regain the capacity of the division under certain conditions. This phenomenon is termed as dedifferentiation, e.g., the formation of interfascicular cambium and cork cambium.
$Parenchymacells\overset{D e d i f f e r e n t i a t i o n}{ \rightarrow }Corkcambium$
Differentiation is a permanent, localized, qualitative change in various aspects like size, function, structure, organization, etc. This ensures the development of the plants.
Accretion refers to the growth of a plant by the addition by means the adhesion of parts or particles.
Redifferentiation is a process wherein a group which were once differentiated cells return back to their original specialized form.