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Plasmolysis in plant cell is defined as :

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a

Breakdown (lysis) of plasma membrane in hypotonic medium

b

Shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic medium

c

Shrinkage of nucleoplasm

d

None of these

answer is B.

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Hypertonic solution is a solution which is concentrated. A plant cell kept in hypertonic solution shrinks because the water from the low solute concentration moves to the solution with high concentration to reach equilibrium.

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