What would he the effect of addition of 2, 4-D on the production of berberine by cell culture of Thalictrum minus?
A. To stimulate growth and thereby urease secondary metabolite production
B. Stimulate dedifferentiation and thereby decrease secondary metabolite production
C. Stimulate proliferation and reduce secondary metabolite production
D. None of the above
Answer: Option D
Gynogenesis is a process of development of haploid plants
A. From a fertilized cell of female gametophyte
B. From an unfertilized cell of female gametophyte
C. From isolated pollen grains
D. By selective elimination of chromosomes following distant hybridization
Parthenogenetic embryos in plants are those which are formed by
A. Unfertilized eggs
B. Fertilized eggs
C. Sporophytic cells
D. Male gametophyte
Large scale clonal propagation practically means raising a population of plantlets from
A. A single cell
B. A single explant
C. Many explants from a single plant
D. Many explants from a group of plants
A. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct reason for (A)
B. (A) is false but (R) is true
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
D. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct reason for (A)
Join The Discussion