Who coined the term Kinetin? [Re-NEET 2020]
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Who coined the term Kinetin? [Re-NEET 2020]
✓ Correct answer: d) Skoog and Miller
ExplanationThe term Kinetin was coined by Skoog and Miller in 1955. They discovered it while studying the effect of DNA breakdown products on plant cell division.Kinetin is a type of cytokinin, a plant hormone that promotes cell division (cytokinesis), especially in plant tissues like callus cultures.
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