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Assertion : In plant tissue culture soma...

Assertion : In plant tissue culture somatic embryos can be induced from any plant cell.
Reason : Any viable plant cell can differentiate into somatic embryos.

A

If the both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false statements.

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Any viable somatic cell of a plant has the ability to form full fledged plants. This ability of plant cell is known as cellular totipotency.
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