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Question
Answer the following question.
Suggest two practices giving one example of each that help protects rare or threatened species.
Solution
- By using cryopreservation (preservation at –196ºC) technique, sperms, eggs, tissues, and embryo can be stored for a long period in gene banks, seed banks, etc.
- Plants are propagated in vitro using tissue culture methods.
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