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Mitosis

Mitosis Animations

Mitosis Animation from DigitalFrog (digitalfrog.com)

What hypotheses can you generate from the following data? (Download spreadsheet)

Number of cells found in each phase

Sample Interphase Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase
1 45 15 5 3 5
2 89 23 5 4 9
3 101 17 6 2 8
4 67 27 3 1 7
5 88 34 6 0 8
6 77 33 3 2 5
7 89 24 5 3 7
8 45 12 3 3 3
9 68 12 4 5 6