MHT CET Biology question

In coleoptile tissue, auxin is

(A)Not transported because it used where it is made
(B)Transported by diffusion
(C)Transported from base to tip by as mosses
(D)Produced by growing apices of stem which migrate to the region of its actionCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Auxin is made at the growing apices and migrates (basipetally) to the region where it acts; it is transported, not simply used at the site of synthesis,

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