Question

Banana explant → Tissue culture → 2000 banana plant
a) Define this process.
b) What is the characteristic of the cell due to which it is used for tissue culture?
c) Will all 2000 banana plants be exactly the same? Give reasons. [1+1+1]

Answer 1

a) The name of the process is micropropagation. [1]

b) Totipotency, which means the capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell/explant is the characteristic of the cell due to which it is used for tissue culture. [1]

c) Yes, all the 2000 banana plants will be genetically identical because they are somaclones originated from the same explant. [1]