Question

In tissue culture medium, the embryoids formed from pollen grains is due to(a) cellular totipotency (b) organogenesis(c) double fertilization (d) test – tube culture

Answer 1

test tube culture
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Answer 2

Answer:

The right answer is cell totipotency i.e. Option A

Explanation:

Cell totipotency refers to a property of a cell to divide and produce a new organism with differentiated organs and organ system. Plant cells show this characteristics to a high extent.

This property of plant cells are utilized in cell culture or tissue culture media where a single cell or a tissue is lead to divide under influences of plant hormones to fully grown plant in few weeks.

These plants are disease free, and contains characteristics same as that of parent, because no meiosis has taken place.