The Case Study: The Case of the Dividing Cell—Mitosis and Meiosis in the Cellular Court | NSTA

The Case Study: The Case of the Dividing Cell—Mitosis and Meiosis in the Cellular Court

Journal of College Science Teaching—February 2004

The Honorable Judge Cellular is presiding over the case of the State v. Egg Cell Number 6624223. As the prosecuting attorney calls each witness to the stand and the courtroom drama unfolds, students learn about the stages of mitosis and meiosis and their particular characteristics, and how cell division in prokaryotes differs from that in eukaryotes.

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