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AIIMS 2004
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2004
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

AIIMS 2004 · Zoology · Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

Somaclonal variation can be obtained by

Somaclonal variation can be obtained by

Options

  1. Aapplication of colchicine
  2. Birradiation with gamma rays
  3. Ctissue culture
  4. Dhybridisation.

Correct answer

C. tissue culture

Step-by-step solution

Somaclonal variation refers to all types of variation occur in plants regenerated from cultured cells or tissues. Genetic changes take place in plant tissue culture and these changes are passed to their progenies. This technology can be used for disease resistance, improvement of quality and yield in plants.
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