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Determine the correctness or otherwise of following Assertion [a] and Reason [r]
Assertion : The enzymatic degradation of cell wall to obtain single cell called protoplast has helped immensely in developing somatic cell genetics in plants
Reason : In plants or animals, fusion to two cells must occur through the plasma membrane
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- Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a]
- Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct reason for [a]
- [a] is true but [r] is false
- [a] is false but [r] is true
Correct Option: B
Somatic fusion, also called protoplast fusion through plasma membrane, is a type of genetic modification in plants by which two distinct species of plants are fused together to form a new hybrid plant with the characteristics of both, a somatic hybrid. Hybrids have been produced either between the different varieties of the same species (e.g. between non-flowering potato plants and flowering potato plants) or between two different species (e.g. between wheat triticum and rye secale to produce Triticale).
