Neet Solved Paper 2015 Question 32
Question: A technique of micropropagation is
Options:
A) somatic hybridisation
B) somatic embryogenesis
C) protoplast fusion
D) embryo rescue
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Somatic embryogenesis is technique of micropropagation. Micropropagation is the growing of plants from meristematic tissue or somatic cells of plants on suitable nutrient media, under controlled conditions. The technique used to generate new plantlets by micropropagation.
(i) Organogenesis is method of micropropagation that involves tissue regeneration of adventitious organs or axillary buds from explants.
(ii) Somatic embryogenesis is development of embryos without formation of zygote (i.e. development from somatic cells).
