Q24 / 180 · NEET 2020 (Phase 2) · Botany

Who coined the term 'Kinetin'?

  • Correct answer
    A
    Skoog and Miller
  • B
    Darwin
  • C
    Went
  • D
    Kurosawa

Solution

Skoog observed that from the internodal segments of the tobacco stem the callus proliferated only if, in addition to auxins the nutrients medium was supplemented with one of the following: extracts of vascular tissues, yeast extract, coconut milk or DNA. Miller et al. identified and crystallised the cytokinesis promoting active substance that they termed kinetin.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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