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Plant Tissue Culture. — BIO BOTANY STD 12 — Question

Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12BIO BOTANYPlant Tissue Culture.3 Marks
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What are Secondary metabolites? Give example.
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Answer

Secondary metabolites are chemical compounds that are not required by the plant for normal growth and development but are produced in the plant as ‘byproducts’ of cell metabolism.
Example: Biosynthesis and isolation of indole alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus plant cell culture.

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