Generation of Somaclonal Variation in Plants
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The figure depicts how genetic variation observed among the progeny of plants are generated from somatic cells when cultured in vitro. Sources of somaclonal variation include pre-existing and in vitro-induced variability. These mutations result in a change in genotype (e.g. AB to AB*, AB#, or AB"), which in turn causes a change in the phenotype. Since different parts of a plant yield different frequencies of variation, it is crucial to validate experimentally, the choice of the explant.
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References
S.S. Bhojwani, M.K. Razdan. (1996) Chapter 9: Variant Selection. Plant Tissue Culture: Theory and Practice, a Revised Edition .
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