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Question
Suggest two practices giving one example of each, that help protect rare or threatened species.
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Solution
- By using cryopreservation (preservation at –196ºC) technique, sperm, eggs, tissues, and embryos can be stored for a long period in gene banks, seed banks, etc.
- Plants are propagated in vitro using tissue culture methods.
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