Class 12th Biology 2011 Set3 Delhi Board Paper Solution
Question 8
Write the importance of cryopreservation Ãn conservation of biodiversity.
Answer
Cryopreservation is a technique of preserving viable and fertile gamete for a long period under freezing temperature. This gamete can be used again for producing off springs and different genetic strains, to create seed bank etc.
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