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What Are Somatic and Germinal Variations?

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Hereditary variations in plants have been produced by the use of

A

X-ray

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B

Gibberellic acid

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C

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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D

Auxin

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Solution

The correct option is A X-ray
Hereditary variations in plants have been produced by the use of X-rays. Since, X rays can lead to mutation, damage to the chromsome, translocation etc.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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