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Define totipotency of a cell. List the requirements if the objective is to produce somaclones of a tomato plant on commercial scale.

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The capacity of a cell/explant to grow into a whole plant is called totipotency. 

Requirements: 

(i) Explant: Any part of a plant taken out and grown in a test tube. 

(ii) Nutrient medium: It must have carbon source (sucrose), inorganic salts, growth regulators (auxins, cytokinins, etc.), vitamins and amino acids. 

(iii) Suitable light and temperature conditions.

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