Somaclones are obtained by

Somaclones are obtained by
A Genetic engineering
B Tissue culture
C Plant breeding
D Irradiation

Detailed Solution

In tissue culture, whole plants are regenerated from explants (any part of a plant) grown in a nutrient medium under sterile conditions; this capacity is called totipotency.
By micropropagation thousands of plants can be produced in a short time.
Each of these plants is genetically identical to the original plant from which they were grown; they are called somaclones.
Hence somaclones are obtained by tissue culture.

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