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Tissue Culture:

Tissue culture, a method of biological research in which fragments of tissue from an animal or plant are transferred to an artificial environment in which they can continue to survive and function.


The propagation of a plant using a plant part or single cell in a test tube under very controlled and hygienic conditions is called……..
a) polymorphism
b) parthenocarpy
c) tissue culture  
d) cloning

c

The initial plant part which is used to develop tissue culture is called…….
a) bud                                   
b) explant
c) clone                                 
d) parent twig

b

Explanation: it may be complete organ (seed, leaf, and twig) or single cell (protoplast) or a piece of tissue


On the basis of explant, tissue culture is variously called as…….
a) cell culture                       
b) organ culture
c) plant culture    
d) both a and b

d

A typical culture method consists of following step/s……….
a) sterilization and media preparation
b) inoculation
c) development of callus and plantlets
d) all of these

d

Tissue culture is performed under……… conditions.
a) septic                                
b) aseptic
c) dirty                                  
d) airy and wet

b

Explanation: sterilization refers to the decontamination


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