Definition
A plant hormone that promotes cell division and differentiation, particularly in shoots and leaves. Cytokinins work together with auxins to regulate plant growth and development, often having opposite effects.
Etymology
From Greek 'kytos' meaning cell and 'kinein' meaning to move, coined in 1955 when scientists discovered this hormone's role in stimulating cell division (cytokinesis). The name reflects its function in moving cells through division.
Kelly Says
Cytokinin is like auxin's dance partner in plant growth - while auxin says 'grow longer,' cytokinin says 'divide more,' and together they choreograph whether a plant becomes tall and spindly or short and bushy!
Translations
ARالعربية
سيتوكينين
saytūkīnīn
BNবাংলা
সাইটোকিনিন
saitokinin
CACatalà
citocinina
sitotʃiˈnina
CSČeština
cytokinin
tsɪtokɪnɪn
DADansk
cytokinin
sʊtɔˈkʰiˀnin
DEDeutsch
Cytokinin
tsʏtoˈkiːniːn
ELΕλληνικά
κυτοκίνη
kutokíni
ESEspañol
citocinina
θitotʃiˈnina
FAفارسی
سیتوکینین
saitokinin
FISuomi
sytokiniini
sʏtɔkiniːni
FRFrançais
cytokinine
sitɔkinin
GUGU
સાયટોકિનિન
saitokinin
HAHA
saitokinin
saitokinin
HEעברית
ציטוקינין
tsitokinin
HIहिन्दी
साइटोकिनिन
saitōkinin
HUMagyar
citoquinin
tsoːtokiniːn
IDBahasa Indonesia
sitokinin
sitɔkinin
IGIG
saitokinin
saitokinin
ITItaliano
citochinina
tʃitotʃiˈniːna
JA日本語
サイトカイニン
saitokainin
KKKK
цитокинин
tsɪtɔkɪnɪn
KMKM
សៃទូគីនីន
saitokinin
KO한국어
サイトカ이ニン
saitokainin
MRMR
साइटोकिनिन
saitokinin
MSBahasa Melayu
sitokinin
sitɔkinin
MYမြန်မာ
စိုက်တိုကီနင်
saitokinin
NLNederlands
cytokinine
sɪtɔkɪˈniːnə
NONorsk
cytokinin
sʏtɔkʷiːnɪn
PAPA
ਸਾਈਟੋਕਿਨਿਨ
saitokinin
PLPolski
cytokinina
tsɨtɔˈkʲinina
PTPortuguês
citocinina
sitɔsiˈninɐ
RORomână
citochinină
tʃitokɨˈninə
RUРусский
цитокинин
tsɨtɐˈkʲinʲɪn
SVSvenska
cytokinin
sʏtɔkʷiːnɪn
SWKiswahili
sitokini
sitɔkini
TAதமிழ்
சைட்டோகினின்
saittokkinin
TEతెలుగు
సైటోకినిన్
saitokinin
THไทย
ไซโตคินิน
saitokhinin
UKУкраїнська
цитокінін
tsɪtoˈkʲinɪn
URاردو
سائٹوکینین
saitokinin
VITiếng Việt
cytokinin
xai-tô-ki-nin
YOYO
saitokinin
saitokinin