Apical dominance in higher plants is due to

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The correct option is A hormones
Apical dominance is the phenomenon whereby the main, central stem of the plant is dominant over (i.e., grows more strongly than) other side stems; on a branch the main stem of the branch is furtherdominant over its own side branchlets.

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