Kinetin, a modified form of adenine, was first discovered from:
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Correct answer: Autoclaved herring sperm DNA
Skoog and Miller crystallized kinetin from autoclaved herring sperm DNA. It was the first cytokinin identified, though it does not occur naturally in plants; Zeatin was the first natural cytokinin found.
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