Why are histopathologists interested in the percentage of mitotic cells in a tissue biopsy?  1.High rates of cell division (i.e. a high mitotic index) are characteristic of tumours 2.Low rates of cell division (i.e. a low mitotic index) are indicative of tumours 3.Mature differentiated cells continue to go through the cell cycle 4.They are interested in looking for misshapen cells.

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Why are histopathologists interested in the percentage of mitotic cells in a tissue biopsy? 

1.High rates of cell division (i.e. a high mitotic index) are characteristic of tumours

2.Low rates of cell division (i.e. a low mitotic index) are indicative of tumours

3.Mature differentiated cells continue to go through the cell cycle

4.They are interested in looking for misshapen cells. 

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