Any part of a plant taken out and grown in a test tube under sterile condition in special nutrient media, is called

Callus

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Explant

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Adventitious tissue

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Clone

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The correct option is B Explant

Callus
Callus is a group of undifferentiated cells that is formed from the explant in a sterilised nutrient medium during tissue culture. The mitotic divisions of the explant result in callus formation.

Clone
Clones are genetically identical organisms produced asexually.

Explant
Explant is the term used for a part of the plant that is transferred aseptically into a nutrient medium during the process of tissue culture.

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