NEETBiologyBiotechnology and Its ApplicationsMCQ+4 / −1
Which of the following statements is not true about
somatic embryogenesis ?
- ASomatic embryos can develop from microspores
- BSomatic embryo is induced usually by an auxin such as 2, 4–D
- CThe pattern of development of a somatic embryo is comparable to that of a zygotic embryo
- DA somatic embryo develops from a somatic cell
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Correct answer: A
Somatic embryos develop from somatic cells.Their development is comparable to that of a zygotic embryo. They are just like a normal embryo except that their development is induced from a diploid somatic cell. Somatic embryo culture is induced by a high concentration of an auxin. Microspores are haploid cells which do not give rise to somatic embryo.
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