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How long does it usually take a single cultured cell to form a colony?
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Tissue culture often requires sterile working conditions and thus is typically performed in a laminar flow cabinet (or tissue culture hood), which circulates filtered air to reduce the risk of culture contamination.
In tissue culture, when cultures are initiated from single cells to produce uniform biological populations known as clones, these cells typically give rise to colonies within 10 to 14 days of being placed under culture conditions.1