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An explant is...

An explant is

A

dead plant

B

part of the plant

C

part of the plant used in tissue culture

D

part of the plant that expresses a specific gene.

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Explant is live tissue transferred from the body (plant or nay organism) to a suitable artificial medium to initiate a culture (tissue culture) or to transplant as a graft.
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