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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 specfic gene

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The correct Answer is:
C
Any part of a plant taken out and grown in a a test tube under sterile conditions in a special nutrient media is called an explant ,A whole plant can be genetaled from an explant.
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