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Piece of plant tissue used in tissue culture is

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Inoculant
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Somaclone
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Clone
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D
Explant
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Solution

The correct option is B Explant
Tissue culture is a biological technique which involves the development of the plant by the totipotent cells under the controlled condition on a nutrient culture medium of the known composition. The totipotent cells are taken from the active part of the plant like root, stem leaf, pollen etc. The plant part which is used for the culture is known as explant.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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