Posts that relate to the Keyword: root

Cell division (mitosis) in the apical meristem of onion root tips

The zoom image shows two onion root tips, an ideal place to observe the different stages of mitosis.

Root of a Monocot

The image shows a cross-section of Zea mays, maize, a monocotyledonous plant (“monocot”). Epidermis, endodermis and vascular tissue is clearly visible. This is another panorama photomicrograph, assembled from four individual images.