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Observe onion root cells undergoing mitosis underneath a light microscope and determine the phase of mitosis the cells are in. High schoolers draw a sketch of the mitotic cells, explore why cells undergo mitosis and learn how uncontrolled cell division leads to cancer.
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- Links the textbook definition of mitosis with a real-world medical application
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