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State whether the following is true or false.
Adherent cells should always be allowed to reach full confluence before passaging.

  • A.True
  • B.False
  • C.True only at large scales
  • D.False only at small scales

Answer: B

Overgrowth causes contact inhibition, altered behaviour and sometimes death, so cells are normally split at around eighty per cent coverage. Waiting longer damages the culture rather than improving it. Cells are usually split at around eighty per cent coverage.

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