Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 8, Problem 16PS
You prepare a slide with a thin slice of an onion root tip. You see the following view in a light microscope. Identify the stage of mitosis for each of the outlined cells, a–d
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- After mitosis, each daughter cell contains genetic instructions that are ______ and _____ chromosome number of the parent cell. a. identical to the parent cells; the same b. identical to the parent cells; one-half the c. rearranged; the same d. rearranged; one-half thearrow_forwardIn the cell cycle, at which stages do two chromatids make up one chromosome? a. beginning of mitosis b. end of G1 c. beginning of S d. end of mitosis e. beginning of G2arrow_forwardFrom the picture, circle and label 1 cell in each of the 4 stages of mitosis.arrow_forward
- Write the name of all the phases of mitosis cell divisions. Explain them & draw the pictures with identified points.arrow_forwardUsing my chart attached, can you please help me answer this question? According to your results, what porportion (or percentage) of time do onion root cells spend in Mitosis?arrow_forwardThe image below is of a stained onion root tip. Determine the phase of mitosis that each cell below is in, and record that below. Look closely - cells that are clearly stained are numbered in the image below. Use those numbers when assigning the phase of mitosis for each cell. Using the same onion root tip image and data from the question above, which phase are the majority of cells in? Make a conclusion about what this means about the length of each phase of the cell cycle.arrow_forward
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