Question

By tissue culture, indefinite number of plants from a small amount of parental tissue can be obtained. This technique is of great economic importance as ____________________________.

• A. New species can be generated
• B. Through somaclonal variation, a large number of variants can be isolated
• C. It is a useful method to multiply genetically uniform population of elite species
• D. Homozygous diploids can be obtained

Answer 1

The correct option is C It is a useful method to multiply genetically uniform population of elite species

Tissue culture technology is grounded on the fact that the entire plant can be regenerated from explants. This capacity to produce a whole plant from any cell/explant is named totipotency. Individually these plants will be genetically identical to the original plant. Several important food plants like tomato, apple, banana, etc., can be generated on the commercial scale by this method.

Thus, the correct option is C.