Genetic Damage Induced by a Food Coloring Dye (Sunset Yellow) on Meristematic Cells of Brassica campestris L.

Table 1

Occurrence of normal and disturbed phases of cell cycle in meristematic root tip cells of Brassica campestris L. after treatment with sunset yellow.

	Treatments	Normal metaphase	Normal anaphase	Normal telophase	Disturbed metaphase	Disturbed anaphase	Disturbed telophase
Replicate 1	Control (distilled water)	+	+	+	−	−	−
Replicate 2		+	+	+	−	−	−
Replicate 3		+	+	+	−	−	−
Replicate 1	1% dye	−	+	+	+	−	−
Replicate 2		+	+	+	+	−	−
Replicate 3		+	+	+	−	+	−
Replicate 1	3% dye	+	+	+	−	−	+
Replicate 2		+	+	−	−	+	−
Replicate 3		−	+	+	+	+	+
Replicate 1	5% dye	−	+	+	−	+	+
Replicate 2		−	−	−	+	+	+
Replicate 3		+	−	−	+	+	+