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purpose of putting iodine stain onto microscope slide before viewing onion/cheek cells?
on the procedures it says to put iodine stain onto the microscope slide before viewing onion cells & cheek cells.
what is the purpose of doing so?
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- BobbyLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
The iodine stains the cells, especially the nuclei of the cells and makes them more visible.
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purpose of putting iodine stain onto microscope slide before viewing onion/cheek cells?
on the procedures it says to put iodine stain onto the microscope slide before viewing onion cells & cheek cells.
what is the purpose of doing so?
Source(s): purpose putting iodine stain microscope slide viewing onion cheek cells: https://shortly.im/5dU7U - Michael BLv 51 decade ago
Iodine stains parts of the cell which makes them easier to see. I think it makes the nucleus more visible.
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- Anonymous5 years ago
So nothing moves underneath it. The water sort of sucks down the cover slide and helps it to stay in place.
