Which of the following growth regulators is an adenine derivative?

Which of the following growth regulators is an adenine derivative?
  1. Auxin
  2. Cytokinin
  3. Ethylene
  4. Abscisic acid

Solution

Cytokinin is a cell division inducing hormone derived from Adenine, a purine type nitrogenous base. $\rightarrow$ Cytokinin was first obtained from autoclaved Herring sperm DNA.

Asked in: NEET 2022 (Phase 2)

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