Considering micropropagation or clonal propagation of plants

Considering micropropagation or clonal propagation of plants

1) How can producing ‘clones’ of an individual plant potentially be good thing? Advantages?

2) How can producing ‘clones’ of an individual plant potentially be bad thing? Disadvantages?

3) Although genetic engineering has its advantages, what are risks one takes when dealing with plants, crops, etc… that have been genetically altered?

Solution

Micropropogation is the method of clonal propogation of plants which implies the growth of aseptic culture of plant tissues and organs in a defined culture media under controlled environmental conditions.

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