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Biotechnology and Its Applications
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Somaclonal variation is seen in

  • tissue culture grown plants

  • apomiets

  • polyploids

  • vegetatively propagated plants.

Answer

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tissue culture grown plants

Genetic variation present among plants cell is of a culture is called somaclonal variation. The term is also used for the genetic variation present in plants regenerated from a single culture. This variation has been used to develop sexual/useful variations.

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