different between auxin vs cytokinin

auxin

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (auxánein, to grow).

Noun

auxin (countable and uncountable, plural auxins)

  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.

Derived terms

  • antiauxin
  • auxic / auxinic
  • auxinome
  • diauxic
  • nonauxin

Translations

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cytokinin

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly cytokine + -in?”)

Noun

cytokinin (plural cytokinins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of plant hormones involved in cell growth and division

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