Give the meaning of the following terms :
a) Explant
b) Totipotency
c) Somaclones
d) Somatic hybrids
e) Micropropagation

Explanation

a) Explant : Any part of a plant taken out and grown in a test tube under sterile condition in a special nutrient media.
b) Totipotency : The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell or explants.
c) Somaclones : The plants which are produced through micropropagation are genetically identical to the original plant from which they were grown.