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Description

Light micrograph of onion (Allium cepa) root tip cells stained with acetocarmine to show nuclei and chromosomes. The field includes cells in interphase, prophase, metaphase, and late telophase.

Technical Details

Acetocarmine stained root tips were viewed with a bright field light microscope using a 40x 0.65 N.A. objective lens, and recorded on film.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Allium cepa
Cell Type: root tip
Cellular Component: nucleus; condensed chromosome

Biological Context

Biological Process: mitosis

Attribution

Names: Shoba Shanti

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL43552
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil43552

Imaging

Image Type: film
Image Mode: modes of light microscopy
Parameters Imaged: compartmentalization of stain or label
Source of Contrast: differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods: acetocarmine
Data Qualifiers: processed data; suitable for spatial measurements

Sample Preparation

Methods: chemically fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	1280px	——
Y	1024px	——