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Standard XII
Biology
Mutation Breeding
Somaclonal va...
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Somaclonal variation appears in plants


A

Growing in polluted soil or water

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Raised in tissue culture

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Transformed by recombinant DNA technology

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Exposed to gamma rays

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Solution

The correct option is A

Growing in polluted soil or water


The genetically identical plants developed from any part of a plant by tissue culture are called somaclones. Through micropropagation, plants are produced which will be genetically identical to the original plant.


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