Would it be wrong to call plants obtained through micropropagation as 'clones'? Comment.
(N/A) No,it is not wrong to call them 'clones'.
Micropropagation is a method of asexual reproduction (tissue culture) where plants are produced from a single parent cell or tissue.
Since the process involves mitosis and does not involve meiosis or fertilization,there is no genetic recombination.
Therefore,every plant produced through this technique is genetically identical to the parent plant and to each other.
Such genetically identical individuals are referred to as 'clones' or 'somaclones'.
Micropropagation is a method of asexual reproduction (tissue culture) where plants are produced from a single parent cell or tissue.
Since the process involves mitosis and does not involve meiosis or fertilization,there is no genetic recombination.
Therefore,every plant produced through this technique is genetically identical to the parent plant and to each other.
Such genetically identical individuals are referred to as 'clones' or 'somaclones'.
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