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A-LevelBiologyThe mitotic cell cycleOct/Nov 2019Paper 2 Q26 Marks

Meristematic tissue is found in the growing region of plants, such as root tips. Fig. 2.1 shows a section through the meristematic region of a root tip of onion, Allium cepa. Table 2.1 shows the numbers of cells in different stages of the cell cycle that were observed in sections of the meristematic regions of root tips of A. cepa.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) Oct/Nov 2019 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3. It tests the topic of The mitotic cell cycle and is worth 6 marks.

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