A section of elodea leaf is stained and examined under a microscope. The total number of cells in each stage of the cell cycle is as follows:  Interphase- 150 Prophase- 20 Prometaphase- 11 Metaphase- 6 Anaphase- 5 Telophase- 1 If the complete cell cycle in an elodea leaf is 24 hrs. What is the average duration of metaphase in the cycle. Assume no cells are in G0.

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A section of elodea leaf is stained and examined under a microscope. The total number of cells in each stage of the cell cycle is as follows: 

Interphase- 150

Prophase- 20

Prometaphase- 11

Metaphase- 6

Anaphase- 5

Telophase- 1

If the complete cell cycle in an elodea leaf is 24 hrs. What is the average duration of metaphase in the cycle. Assume no cells are in G0.

 

 

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