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Root Growth Zones

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A root tip divides into three zones: cell division nearest the tip, elongation directly behind it, and maturation where cells differentiate into specialized types.

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The zone of elongation lengthens a growing root by stretching newly formed cells, not by dividing them further.

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All three zones sit within roughly the first centimeter of the root tip — a pattern compressed into little space.