Question

What happens when methylene blue stain is added to cheek cell?

Answer 1

Dear student,


Microscope Cell Staining is a technique used to enable better visualization of cells and cell- parts under the microscope.
By using different stains, a nucleus or a cell wall becomes easier to view.

List of common stains used are

• methylene blue
• iodine dye
• safranin

So methylene blue when added to a slide of human cheek cells the nucleus and cell membrane etc becomes clearly visible to facilitate watching the slide under the compound microscope.

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