Question
Biology Question on Applications of Biotechnology
The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell of the plant is called:
A
Totipotency
B
Micropropagation
C
Differentiation
D
Somatic hybridization
Answer
Totipotency
Explanation
Solution
-Totipotency refers to the ability of a single plant cell to give rise to a whole new plant. This ability is a key feature in plant tissue culture and micropropagation, where cells are induced to regenerate into an entire plant.
- Micropropagation is the technique of growing plants from small tissues or cells, and somatic hybridization involves the fusion of somatic cells to create hybrid plants.