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प्रश्न
Why are the plants raised through micropropagation are termed as somaclones?
उत्तर
Plants raised through micropropagation are termed somaclones because they are genetically identical to the original plant from which they are grown.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
Explain the relevance of "Totipotency" and "Somaclones" in raising healthy banana plants from virus-infected banana plants.
Name the technique and the property of plant cells that can help to grow somaclones of certain desired varieties of apple. Explain how somaclones of apple can be obtained in the lab so as to get the desired variety on a large scale.
The large number of genetically identical offsprings produced by micropropogation are called ____________.
Which of the following helps bamboo and grasses to elongate?
In virus-infected plants the meristematic tissues in both apical and axillary buds are free of virus because ______.
Given below are a few statements regarding somatic hybridization. Choose the correct statements.
- protoplasts of different cells of the same plant are fused
- protoplasts from cells of different species can be fused
- treatment of cells with cellulase and pectinase is mandatory
- the hybrid protoplast contains characters of only one parental protoplast
Would it be wrong to call plants obtained through micro-propagation as ‘clones’? Comment.
What are the physical barriers of a cell in the protoplast fusion experiment? How are the barriers overcome?
Explain the concept of tissue culture.
Write a short note on callus culture.
