Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Question 96
96. Which of the following statements is not true about somatic embryogenesis?
[NEET Kar. 2013]
(a) A somatic embryo develops from a somatic cell
(b) The pattern of development of a somatic embryo is comparable to that of a zygotic embryo
(c) Somatic embryos can develop from microspores
(d) Somatic embryo is induced usually by an auxin such as 2, 4-D
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Answer : c
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(c) Somatic embryogenesis is a process where a plant or embryo is derived from a single somatic cell or group of somatic cells. Somatic embryos are formed from plant cells that are not normally involved in the development of embryos, i.e., ordinary plant tissue. No endosperm or seed coat is formed around a somatic embryo.
