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Biodiversity and Conservation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiodiversity and Conservation1 Mark
MCQ
The active chemical drug reserpine is obtained from:
  • A
    Datura
  • B
    Rauwolfia
  • C
    Atropa
  • D
    Papaver
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Answer

  1. Rauwolfia

Explanation:

The genetic variation shown by the medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria growing in different Himalayan ranges might be in terms of potency and concentration of the active chemical (Reserpine) obtained from roots of plants.

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