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What is an auxin?

What is an auxin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (botany) A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.
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Falling levels of plant hormones such as auxin and the cytokinins are responsible.
Tryptophan is used in some plant species as a precursor to bioactive alkaloids and defence phytoalexins, as well as the phytohormone auxin.
The model put forward for the action of BDL suggests that auxin is involved in determining hypophyseal cell fate at the octant stage.
Cytokinins, gibberellins, and auxin have been applied to promote cell division during the early stages of fruit growth in many species.
The news release relates to auxin, a plant hormone known to function in plant growth and development.
Hormones that require amino acids for starting materials include thyroxine, and auxin.

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