Question

(a) Why the plants raised through micropropagation are termed to be somaclones?
(b) Mention two advantages of this technique.

Answer 1

a). bcoz they are exact copy of the parents. they have same genotype

b). two advantage of micropropagation are
1. with the help of micropropogation new plant can form from plant that is affected by disease
2. same genotype as of parent
3. maintenance of characters