What is negative phototropism?

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Negative Phototropism:
When the plant has the ability to grow away from the light or they grow towards the darkness, this is called negative phototropism.
For example- Vine and Arabidopsis.
Positive Phototropism:
The growth of plants towards light is called positive phototropism.

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