Q8 / 200 · NEET 2002 · Botany
Best material for the study of mitosis in laboratory is:
- Aanther
- Correct answerBroot tip
- Cleaf tip
- Dovary
Solution
Root tips are the best to study mitosis. It is characteristic of meristematic cells present at the tip of the roots that provide the most suitable and sufficient raw material to study the different mitosis stages. Anther shows meiotic divisions mostly.
Related Theory
Onion is a monocot plant and is the most commonly used root tip to study mitosis.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.