NEET Biology question

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**Statement 1:** Virus-free plants can be produced from virus infected plants by means of meristem tissue culture. **Statement 2:** The virus fails to grow during growth of the host tissue in artificial medium.

(A)Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
(B)Both statement 1 and 2 are correct but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
(C)Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.Correct
(D)Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.

Answer: (C)

Solution

Virus-free plants are indeed produced from infected plants via meristem culture, but the true reason is that the apical/axillary meristem itself is free of virus (the meristematic

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