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Biotechnology and Its Applications
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Somaclones are prepared by

  • callus culture

  • sexual reproduction

  • micropropagation

  • somatic hybridisation

Answer

C.

micropropagation

Somaclones are genetically identical (Clones) plants developed from any part of a plant by tissue culture/micropropagation. This type of micropropagation is also called somaclonal propagation.

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