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Identify the incorrect statement w.r.t. Tissue culture.

a
The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell/explant is called totipotency.
b
The method of producing thousands of plants through tissue culture is called micropropagation.
c
Any part of a plant taken out and grown in a test tube, under sterile conditions in special nutrient media is called explant.
d
The plants grown by micropropagation are genetically different to the original plant from which they are grown.

detailed solution

Correct option is D

The plants grown by micropropagation are genetically identical to the original plant from which they are grown , i.e., they are somaclones.

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