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Question:

You are given a tissue with its potential for differentiation in an artificial culture. Which of the following pairs of hormones would you add to the medium to secure shoots as well as roots?

Gibberllin and abscisic acid

Auxin and cytokinin

Auxin and abscisic acid

IAA and gibberellin

Solution:

Auxin is the plant growth hormone that promotes lengthening and coordinates with other growth hormones to regulate growth; it also causes apical dominance. Cytokinin is the plant growth hormone that promotes cell division in shoot apical meristem and differentiation in root apical meristem. It works antagonistically to auxin to balance the growth with development in shoot and root apex.Therefore, the correct answer is option B. IAA (indole-3-acetic acid) is a type of auxin.