Fig. 19: Early Prophase in a Plant Cell


During prophase, the chromatin condenses and the chromosomes become visible. Also the nucleolus disappears, the nuclear membrane fragments, and the spindle appartus forms and attaches to the centromeres of the chromosomes. These are dividing cells in the roor tip of an onion plant. Early prophase can be seen. The chromatin is condensing into chromosomes, the nucleolus is still visible, and the nuclear envelope has not yet fragmented.

Photomicrograph of Early Prophase in a Plant Cell .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: Feb., 2021
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