Somaclones are obtained by: a. tissue culture b. plant breeding c. irradiation d. genetic engineering
Option A. Somaclones is the term coined by Larkin and Scowcroft (1981) for plant variants obtained from tissue cultures of somatic tissues. Somaclonal variation leads to the creation of additional genetic variability and is beneficial in genetic engineering for selecting and crossing plants for creation of improved plants with desired traits
