An explant is:
a. dead plant

b. part of the plant

c. part of the plant used in tissue culture

d. part of the plant that expresses a specific gene.
An explant is:
a. dead plant

b. part of the plant

c. part of the plant used in tissue culture

d. part of the plant that expresses a specific gene.

Solution: An explant is a section of the plant that has been removed and cultivated under sterile conditions in special nutritive media. In tissue culture, this is the procedure for producing a complete plant. So, the correct option is (c).