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Why are the plants raised through micropropagation termed somaclones ?
(b) Mention two advantage of this technique .

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New plants produced from the somatic part of the stock plant by micro propagation are genetically similar to the parental plant. Its advantages are rapid multiplication in short period and production of somaclonal plants.
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