NCBI Organism:Lilium longiflorum, ; Cell Types:; Cell Components:nucleus; Biological process:meiosis;

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Description

Metaphase I in a diploid lily pollen mother cell. The nuclear envelope is gone and the 12 bivalents can be seen lined up on the metaphase I plate. Counting from the top left and moving to bottom right, the 9th and 10th bivalents overlap a little.

Technical Details

Feulgen stained light microscopy image collected using a bright field zeiss microscope, using a 100X, N.A. 1.4 Neuflar lens.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Lilium longiflorum
Cell Type: reproductive cell (microsporocyte)
Cellular Component: nucleus

Biological Context

Biological Process: meiosis

Attribution

Names: Clare Hasenkampf

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL54552
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil54552

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Imaging

Image Mode: light micrograph
Visualization Methods: DNA specific contrast staining using Feulgen staining