The condition in which shoot apical meristems suppress the growth of axillary buds is called:

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The question asks for the term used to describe the condition in which shoot apical meristems suppress the growth of axillary buds. 
Option a: repression. While repression could describe suppression, it is not the standard botanical term for this phenomenon. It’s too generic and does not specifically name the mechanism involved in shoot architecture.
Option b: optimum growth pattern. This is not accurate; apical dominance is not about achieving an optimum growth pattern in general terms, but about the hormonal control that suppresses lateral bud growth.
Option c: primary growth. Primary growth refers to the elongation of the plant body at the tips, driven by apical meristems, and does not specifically describe the suppression of axillary buds.
Option d: apical dominance. This is the precise term used in plant physiology to describe how the apical (terminal) bud inhibits the growth of lateral (axillary) buds, typically via auxin signaling, shaping the plant’s architecture.
In summary, only option d correctly names the phenomenon of terminal bud control over side buds, while the other choices either describe different concepts or use non-specific terminology.

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