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Would it be wrong to call plants obtained through micro-propagation as ‘clones’? Comment.

The plants produced by micro-propagation are genetically similar to the original parent from which they were grown.

A clone is a living organism produced asexually from a single parent and is genetically identical to it.


Hence, it will not be wrong to call plants obtained through micro-propagation as clones because the plant will be genetically identical to its parent.


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