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What (who) is hypocotyl - definition

PLANT PART
Mesocotyl

hypocotyl         
[?h??p?(?)'k?t?l]
¦ noun Botany the part of the stem of an embryo plant between the stalks of the cotyledons and the root.
Origin
C19: from hypo- + cotyledon.
Late Elongated Hypocotyl         
OSCILLATING GENE FOUND IN PLANTS
LHY; Late Elongated Hypocotyl gene; Lhy
The Late Elongated Hypocotyl gene (LHY), is an oscillating gene found in plants that functions as part of their circadian clock. LHY encodes components of mutually regulatory negative feedback loops with Circadian Clock Associated 1 (CCA1) in which overexpression of either results in dampening of both of their expression.

Wikipedia

Hypocotyl

The hypocotyl (short for "hypocotyledonous stem", meaning "below seed leaf") is the stem of a germinating seedling, found below the cotyledons (seed leaves) and above the radicle (root).