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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