Which of the Following Statements Is True of Protoplast Fusion

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of protoplast fusion?

• A) It occurs when the second sperm nucleus fuses with the polar nuclei in the embryo sac.
• B) It can be used to form new plant varieties by combining genomes from two plants.
• C) It is used to develop gene banks to preserve genetic variability.
• D) It is the method of test-tube cloning that produces whole plants from callus.
• E) It occurs within a callus that is developing in tissue culture.

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