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Q.The development of root from the callus is called :

(a) organogenesis
(b) rhizogenesis
(c) caulogenesis
(d) embryogenesis
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Root development from callus = rhizogenesis; shoot development would be caulogenesis.

Organogenesis is the general term for the development of organs (shoots and/or roots) from an undifferentiated callus mass in tissue culture, achieved by manipulating the auxin-to-cytokinin ratio in the medium. Root-specific development from callus is termed rhizogenesis (from Greek 'rhiza', root), while shoot-specific development is termed caulogenesis. Embryogenesis, in contrast, refers …

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