| Title: |
Dividing Cells Showing Chromosomes and Cell Skeleton |
| Description: |
This pig cell is in the process of dividing. The chromosomes (purple) have already replicated and the duplicates are being pulled apart by fibers of the cell skeleton known as microtubules (green). Studies of cell division yield knowledge that is critical to advancing understanding of many human diseases, including cancer.
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| Topics/Categories: |
Cells or Tissue -- Normal Cells or Tissue |
| Type: |
Color, Photo (JPEG format) |
| Source: |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
| Creator: |
Nasser Rusan |
| Date Created: |
2014 |
| Date Added: |
December 30, 2014 |
| Reuse Restrictions: |
None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above.
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