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Akash observed an onion peel under the microscope. The peel was stained and it appeared pink in color. The stain used is____.

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Iodine:
Iodine is used as an indicator in many biological experiments.
It gives color to cell organelles which are very helpful in identification and study.
It gives pink color to the cell organelles.
Hence, Akash observed an onion peel under the microscope. The peel was stained and it appeared pink in color. The stain used is Iodine.

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Fill in the blanks:Akash observed an onion peel under the microscope. The peel was stained and it appeared pink in color. The stain used is____.

Fill in the blanks:
Akash observed an onion peel under the microscope. The peel was stained and it appeared pink in color. The stain used is____.