In late 1950s, F.C Steward experimented on the following plant and confirmed the principal of totipotency.
A
Carrot
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B
Orange
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C
Tobacco
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D
Brinjal
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Solution
The correct option is A Carrot totipotency is the ability of a plant to use all its genes and form a new plant. to prove this F.C Steward did an experiment on the root cells of the carrot plant with which he produced a whole new carrot plant.