What is apical dominance? Which hormone helps to overcome it?

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Apical dominance is an inhibitory control exercised by the apical portions of the shoot over the growth of the lateral buds below.
Cytokinin, a plant hormones promote in cell division, can overcome apical dominance, caused by auxins.

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