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g A chunk of tissue is treated so that each cell's membrane is broken open to release the contents inside, and then subjected to differential centrifugation. What is the end of the centrifugation

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Answer: The end of the centrifugation is microsomal fraction

Step-by-step explanation:

A chunk of tissue being treated for its cell's membrane to break and release the contents inside describes the process of HOMOGENIZATION.

After homogenization, the various cell components (nuclei, mitochondria, Microsomes etc) can be separated by step-by-step fashion of differential centrifugation based on their size

At low speed, nuclei fraction is collected due to its larger size

At high speed, mitochondrial fraction is collected

At the much higher speed (usually the end) microsomal fraction is collected due to its microscopic size

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