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Cytokinin Regulation of the Cell Division Cycle

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Plant Hormones

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Contrary to the situation in animal systems, plant shape and size are predominantly determined by developmental programs that govern the timely initiation and outgrowth of meristems. In plants, meristematic zones almost exclusively constitute the regions of dividing cells. The role of mitotic cell division in morphogenetic and developmental processes has been the subject of intense debate, but the present view seems to acknowledge the importance of proper cell division regulation for the correct elaboration and execution of developmental programs (29)

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Roef, L., Van Onckelen, H. (2010). Cytokinin Regulation of the Cell Division Cycle. In: Davies, P.J. (eds) Plant Hormones. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2686-7_12

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