Disadvantage of somatic hybridisation?
1.Many somatic hybrids show genetic instability
2. In many cases, chromosome elimination occurs for somatic hybrids leading to asymmetric hybrids (hybrids which preserve the genetic material of only one parent organism). Therefore the chromosome content of the other species is lost. Therefore, all the selected superior traits might not be incorporated into the hybrids from the selected parents
2. In many cases, chromosome elimination occurs for somatic hybrids leading to asymmetric hybrids (hybrids which preserve the genetic material of only one parent organism). Therefore the chromosome content of the other species is lost. Therefore, all the selected superior traits might not be incorporated into the hybrids from the selected parents