Q. A hybrid where the cytoplasm of two parent cells are fused by retaining only one parental nucleus is called
A) Asymmetric somatic hybrid
B) Cybrid
C) An interbreed
D) Symmetric somatic hybrid
Explanation
When the nuclear genetic material of one of the parents is eliminated though the cytoplasm from both the parents are retained, such a fusion product is called cybrid (cytoplasmic hybrid) or heteroplast.
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