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Somaclonal variation appears in:

  1. A
    organisms produced through somatic hybridization
  2. B
    plants growing in highly polluted conditions
  3. C
    apomictic plants
  4. D
    tissue culture raised plants.

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Somaclonal variation refers to the genetic or chromosomal rearrangements and variations seen in plants that have been regenerated from tissue culture. These variations arise during the in vitro culture process.

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Somaclonal variation appears in:
A
organisms produced through somatic hybridization
B
plants growing in highly polluted conditions
C
apomictic plants
D
tissue culture raised plants.

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