BIO 135 Virtual

Mitosis Slides

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Answers to the stages of mitosis for each of the onion root-tip slides; these are NOT in sequence.

 

stage A

Telophase

stage B

Anaphase

stage C

Metaphase

stage D

Interphase

stage E

Anaphase

stage F

Metaphase

stage G

Prophase

stage H

Prophase

 

The numbered arrows indicate cells at various stages of mitosis (most of the rest of the cells are in interphase). The key to the stages is to the right of each figure. You will not be asked to distinguish early from late; this is provided to help clarify the more ambiguous stages.

Onion root tip slide 1

Key:

  1. late Prophase/early Metaphase
  2. Metaphase
  3. Telophase
  4. early Telophase
  5. early Telophase
  6. Metaphase
  7. Prophase
  8. Anaphase
  9. late Anaphase

 

 

Onion root tip slide 2

Key:

  1. late Anaphase
  2. Telophase
  3. late Anaphase
  4. Prophase
  5. Telophase
  6. Prophase
  7. Metaphase

 

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