How To: Observe Mitosis in Onion Root Tips (Annotated)
In this annotated method video, Molly takes us into the lab to teach us how to prepare, stain, and observe onion root tip cells that are going through mitosis. If you’d like a refresher on the phases of mitosis before doing the experiment, check out these resources: What Is Mitosis? The Phases of Mitosis (video) The Phases of Mitosis (illustration)
Topics
- method video
- DNA
- chromatin
- chromosomes
- mitosis
- phases
- cell division
- onion
- root
- root tip
- acetocarmine
- stain
- dissection
- cells
- cell
- nucleus
- technique
- experiment
- microscope
- microscopy
- plant