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How does phototropism occur in plants ?

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Auxin concentration in a particular plant part changes as a response to the direction of light. For example: in a stem, concentration of auxin increases in those parts which are away from light. This increases cell division in that part and thus the stem bends towards light. That is how phototropism occurs in plants.
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