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Write the main difference between auxins and cytokinins.
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Auxin
Cytokinin
Promotes growth in plants by cell elongation.
Promotes growth by cell division.
Promote growth of apical buds and inhibit the growth of lateral buds.
Inhibit apical dominance.
Synthesised primarily in shoot apical meristems and young leaves.
Synthesised primarily in roots and transported to other organs.
| Auxin | Cytokinin |
| Promotes growth in plants by cell elongation. | Promotes growth by cell division. |
| Promote growth of apical buds and inhibit the growth of lateral buds. | Inhibit apical dominance. |
| Synthesised primarily in shoot apical meristems and young leaves. | Synthesised primarily in roots and transported to other organs. |
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