Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and growth and delay the senescence of leaves.
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- noun biochemistry Any of a class of
plant hormones involved in cell growth and division
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- noun any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves
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TDZ, a synthetic version of a naturally occurring plant compound known as a cytokinin, is not new.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010
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TDZ, a synthetic version of a naturally occurring plant compound known as a cytokinin, is not new.
D Mag - News 2010
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TDZ, a synthetic version of a naturally occurring plant compound known as a cytokinin, is not new.
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Kinetin N6-furfuryladenine is a form of cytokinin, a plant-derived growth hormone that promotes cell division and slows the aging process in plant cells.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Kinetin N6-furfuryladenine is a form of cytokinin, a plant-derived growth hormone that promotes cell division and slows the aging process in plant cells.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Kinetin N6-furfuryladenine is a form of cytokinin, a plant-derived growth hormone that promotes cell division and slows the aging process in plant cells.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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They discovered that a gene known as Gn1a controls an enzyme that degrades the hormone cytokinin.
Entering the Green Revolution with new Rice Plants | Impact Lab 2005
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Plants with lower levels of Gn1a have more cytokinin available, which leads to better reproductive development and thus more grains.
Entering the Green Revolution with new Rice Plants | Impact Lab 2005
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WUS represses the expression of several ARRs in the meristem, which restrict cytokinin signalling
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Tim Hohm et al. 2010
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Leibfried A, To JP, Busch W, Stehling S, Kehle A, et al. (2005) WUSCHEL controls meristem function by direct regulation of cytokinin-inducible response regulators.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Tim Hohm et al. 2010
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