The term ‘totipotency’ refers to the capacity of a:
1. cell to generate the whole plant
2. bud to generate the whole plant
3. seed to germinate
4. cell to enlarge in size
The most important advantage of micropropagation is:
1. | production of virus free plants |
2. | rapid production of a large number of genetically identical superior plants |
3. | creation of somaclonal variations for effective germplasm collection |
4. | production of transgenic plants |
The plantlets produced during plant tissue culture are called somaclones because:
1. | They can be produced in a very short span of time |
2. | They are the result of the somatic hybridization of two cells |
3. | The gametes develop parthenogenetically to produce genetically identical plantlets |
4. | They are genetically identical to the original plant from which they were grown |
Somaclonal variations are:
1. | seen in plants that have been produced by plant tissue culture. |
2. | due to environmental factors and have no evolutionary advantage. |
3. | induced by mutations and are inherited. |
4. | not useful in plant breeding programs. |
In micro-propagation, to obtain virus free plants, the best explants can be:
1. Embryos
2. Anther
3. Meristem
4. Primary permanent tissues
The first step to achieve somatic hybridization in plants will be:
1. | growing individual cells into callus |
2. | fusion of two cells in the presence of polyethylene glycol |
3. | converting plant cells into protoplast by cellulase |
4. | growing plant cells in cytokinin |