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Iodine stain is commonly used to detect amyloplasts due to their ability to stain starch granules purple-black.

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What stain is used to show the presence of amyloplasts?

So I actually looked this up on this site this morning for my bio quiz and couldn't find the answer,.. well I've got it now so here you go,.. Iodine is used to take a look at the amyloplasts and Methylene blue is used to highlight the nuclei.


What organelles can absorb iodine stain and be seen with the low power of a compound light microscope?

The organelles that can absorb iodine stain and be seen with the low power of a compound light microscope are the nucleus and the starch granules (amyloplasts). Iodine stains the nucleic acids in the nucleus and the stored starch in the amyloplasts, making them visible under the microscope.


What do amyloplasts store in potato cells?

Amyloplasts are used for the synthesis and storage of starch. Proteins are usually stored in the Golgi Apparatus. As for the plants oils, that is different depending on the plant.


What is the counter or secondary stain used in the Gram stain procedure?

The counter or secondary stain used in the Gram stain procedure is safranin.


What is the counter or secondary stain used in the acid-fast stain technique?

The counter or secondary stain used in the acid-fast stain technique is methylene blue.


Where do starch grains develope in a cell?

in the amyloplasts


What is the name of the carbohydrate that amyloplasts are made of?

starch


Which kind of plastid in roots of the plants?

Amyloplasts! :)


What do you call the plastids in potato cells?

Amyloplasts


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which stain is used to colour chromosomes


What stain is used to stain cheek cells?

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What is an analogy for amyloplasts?

Please check this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyloplast.