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The hypocotyl is a model for cellular expansion and growth. In the dark, under the soil, the hypocotyl forms an apical hook. As the hypocotyl expands and grows toward the light, the hook expands to unfurl the cotyledons. Hypocotyl growth is driven by unidirectional cellular expansion (arrows).
