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Question
Define the following term:
Apical dominance
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Solution
In the majority of vascular plants, apical buds dominate over lateral buds. The growth of lateral buds occurs only after the removal of the apical buds. This phenomenon of the suppression of the growth of lateral buds by apical buds is called apical dominance.
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