Biotechnology- Principles and Processes Question 50
50. In vitro clonal propagation in plants is characterized by:
[2014]
(a) PCR and RAPD
(b) Northern blotting
(c) Electrophoresis and HPLC
(d) Microscopy
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Answer : a
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(a) Now a days PCR and RAPD technique are used for the characterisation of in vitro clonal propagation in plants. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) is a PCR based technique for identifying genetic variation. It involves the use of a single arbitrary primer in a PCR reaction, resulting in the amplification of many discrete DNA products.
