AIIMS 2003
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2003
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- The Living World
AIIMS 2003 · Botany · The Living World
Assertion : In plant tissue culture, somatic embryos can be induced...
Assertion : In plant tissue culture, somatic embryos can be induced from any plant cell.
Reason : Any viable plant cell can differentiate into somatic embryos.
Options
- AIf both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
- BIf both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
- CIf Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
- Dif both Assertion and Reason are false statements
Correct answer
A. If both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
Step-by-step solution
Any viable somatic cell of a plant has the ability to form full fledged plants. This ability of plant cell is known as cellular totipotency.