Assertion (A) : In tissue culture, whole plant can be produced from any living nucleated plant cell.
Reason (R) : Plant cells possess totipotency which allow any viable plant cell to differentiate into somatic embryo that can give rise to different cells of plants.

see full answer

Your Exam Success, Personally Taken Care Of

1:1 expert mentors customize learning to your strength and weaknesses – so you score higher in school , IIT JEE and NEET entrance exams.

An Intiative by Sri Chaitanya

If both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

If A is true, but R is false

If A is false, but R is true

If both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

answer is A.

(Unlock A.I Detailed Solution for FREE)

Best Courses for You

JEE

NEET

Foundation JEE

Foundation NEET

CBSE

Detailed Solution

In tissue culture, somatic embryos or embryoids are non-zygotic embryo like structures that develop in vitro cultures from somatic cells of any type of tissue. Here 'totipotency' property of plants cells is used, which allow whole plant to be produced from any one plant cell.

Watch 3-min video & get full concept clarity