The number of cells in the different phases of a population can be determined most easily by using a(n) _______ to measure the amount of DNA per cell in a large sample of cells.

a. scintillation counter
b. flow cytometer
c. fluorescence microscope
d. phase-contrast microscope after autoradiography


Ans: b. flow cytometer

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