AIIMS2003Zoology-Plant Biotechnology
AIIMS 2003 Zoology Tissue Culture Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Easy-Class 12
Assertion : In plant tissue culture, somatic embryos can be induced from any plant cell.
Reason : Any viable plant cell can differentiate into somatic embryos.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
B
Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
C
Assertion is true but Reason is false
D
Both Assertion and Reason are false
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
Any viable somatic cell of a plant has the ability to form full fledged plants. This ability of plant cell is known as cellular totipotency.
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