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Pollen grains can be stored for several years in liquid nitrogen having a temperature of
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Options:
  • A -196oC
  • B -80oC
  • C -120oC
  • D -160oC
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The correct answer is: -196oC
Storing pollen grains in -196oC in liquid nitrogen is called cryopreservation.
It is a process where organelles, cells, tissues, extracellular matrix, organs or any other biological constructs susceptible to damage caused by unregulated chemical kinetics are preserved by cooling to very low temperatures.

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