NEET Biology question

Auxin originates at the tip of the stem and controls growth elsewhere. The movement of auxin is largely

(A)BasipetalCorrect
(B)Acropetal
(C)Both (a) and (b)
(D)Centripetal

Answer: (A)

Solution

Auxin synthesised at the shoot apex (and young leaf primordia) is transported unidirectionally away from the tip toward the base — a basipetal, polar transport — which

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