Question

What is so characteristic in onion root tips for which they are usually grown in

biology laboratories? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

An onion root tip is a rapidly growing part of the onion and thus many cells will be in different stages of mitosis. The onion root tips can be prepared and squashed in a way that allows them to be flattened on a microscopic slide, so that the chromosomes of individual cells can be observed easily...