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Answer
Apical dominance is the suppression of the growth of the lateral buds by the apical bud, caused by auxin produced at the apex. Removing the apical bud, as gardeners do when they pinch a plant back, releases the lateral buds and produces a bushy plant.
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Explanation
Cytokinins applied to a lateral bud have the same releasing effect.
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