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Assertion : Somaclonal variations produce differences in plants.
Reason : Somaclones are genetically dissimilar plants developed from any part of a plant by tissue culture.
BiologyStrategies for Enhancement in Food ProductionAIIMSAIIMS 2019 (25 May)
Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • C If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D If both assertion and reason are false.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: If both assertion and reason are false.
The genetically identical plants developed from any part of a plant by tissue culture/ micropropagation are called somaclones. The members of a single somaclone have the same genotype. This micropropagation is also known as somaclonal propagation. It is the only process adopted by Indian plant biotechnologists in different industries mainly for the commercial production of ornamental plants like lily, orchids, Eucalyptus, Cinchona, Blueberry, etc. and fruit trees like tomato, apple, banana, grapes, potato, citrus oil palm, etc.

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