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Option: 1

The movement of cytokinins is non-polar and basipetal


Option: 2

Cytokinins are synthesized in shoots as well as embryo of seeds.
 


Option: 3

6-furfuryl amino-purine is the first natural hormone to be discovered
 


Option: 4

Cytokinins are plant growth hormones that are basic in nature
 


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Cytokinins and their Discovery -

  • Cytokinins are plant growth hormones that are basic in nature.
  • These are either aminopurines or phenyl urea derivatives that promote cell division (cytokinesis) either alone or in conjugation with auxin.

 

 6-furfuryl amino-purine is the first synthetic hormone to be discovered. The movement of cytokinins is polar and acropetal. Cytokinins are synthesized in roots as well as endosperm of seeds.
 

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