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.
Biological Process: Mitosis
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.
Author: Shoba Shanti
Source: The Cell: An Image Library
