Which of the following is used in somatic hybridization to fuse two somatic protoplasts?

Colchicine

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Polyethylene Glycol

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Phenol

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Pectinase

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Solution

The correct option is B Polyethylene Glycol
Polyethylene glycol helps in cytoplasmic fusion. It is used in the somatic hybridization technique to fuse two protoplasms of two different species.
Pectinase digests pectin in the cell wall and colchicine is used as a mitotic poison.
So, the correct option is 'Polyethylene glycol'.

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