Investigating mitosis

- Cut tip from growing root - Prepare boiling tube with 1M HCL - Put in water bath at 60*c - Transfer root tip into tube, leave for 5 minutes - Rinse root with cold water - Dry it - Cut 2mm from very tip - Place root on microscope slide - Use mounted needle to break top open - Add few drops of stain - Place cover slip, squash it down - Look at mitosis under optical microscope