Shown below are photomicrographs of normal onion cells and colchicine-treated onion root tip cells undergoing cell division. Identify the stage of cell division these cells are into. UNTREATED COLCHICINE-TREATED Allium cepa ROOT TIP CELL Stage: Allium cepa ROOT TIP CELL Stage: HPO (400x) HPO (400x) Compare the cell sizes of the untreated and colchicine-treated Allium cepa. By looking at the given photomicrographs, what general type of chromosomal mutation did colchicine induce?
Shown below are photomicrographs of normal onion cells and colchicine-treated onion root tip cells undergoing cell division. Identify the stage of cell division these cells are into. UNTREATED COLCHICINE-TREATED Allium cepa ROOT TIP CELL Stage: Allium cepa ROOT TIP CELL Stage: HPO (400x) HPO (400x) Compare the cell sizes of the untreated and colchicine-treated Allium cepa. By looking at the given photomicrographs, what general type of chromosomal mutation did colchicine induce?
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Transcribed Image Text:1. Shown below are photomicrographs of normal onion cells and colchicine-treated onion root tip
cells undergoing cell division. Identify the stage of cell division these cells are into.
UNTREATED
COLCHICINE-TREATED
Allium cepa ROOT TIP CELL
Allium cepa ROOT TIP CELL
Stage:
Stage:
HPO (400x)
HPO (400x)
a. Compare the cell sizes of the untreated and colchicine-treated Allium cepa.
b. By looking at the given photomicrographs, what general type of chromosomal mutation did
colchicine induce?
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