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Biodiversity and Conservation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiodiversity and Conservation2 Marks
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What is cryopreservation? Give its one use.
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Answer

Cryopreservation is a preservation technique in which sperms, eggs, cells, tissues, etc., are stored at ultra-low temperature of -196ºC under nitrogen. Cells and gametes of threatened species can be preserved by this method.

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