Question

Plants obtained through tissues culture are genetically identical and they are obtained by somatic cells. What do you call them?

• A. Somaclones
• B. Monoclones
• C. Somatic hybrids
• D. Cross hybrids

Answer 1

The correct option is A Somaclones

The genetically identical plants obtained through tissues culture or micropropagation are called as somaclones because it is produced by the culture of somatic cells. Whereas monoclone is the group of cells produced by single cell asexually, the somatic hybrid is the genetic modification of plants by the fusion of somatic cells of two different species and cross hybrid is produced by the crossing between two true breeding organism.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A).