Sentences with phrase «studied under light microscope»

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Some six decades ago, it had been used in the study of human chromosomes: The chemical, which could stop mitosis in its tracks, made it easier to spy the dividing chromosomal strands in metaphase, where they could be clearly viewed under a light microscope.

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is studied because it is easy to grow for an animal, has various visible, heritable traits, and has a giant chromosome in its salivary glands that can be examined under a light microscope.