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With reference to tissue culture, what is (i) Totipotency (ii) Somatic hybrids.

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Somatic hybrids: Isolated protoplasts from two different varieties of plants (with desirable characters) are fused to get hybrid protoplasts which can grown to form new plant.
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Protoplasts from two different varieties of plants with desirable characters are fused to get hybrid protoplasts.
It can be grown to form a new plant called somatic hybrids. This process is called somatic hybridization.
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