What is the purpose of adding a colored dye to human cheek cells in preparation of its wet mount?  Which specific type of dye would be used?

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What is the purpose of adding a colored dye to human cheek cells in preparation of its wet mount?  Which specific type of dye would be used?

  a

to allow the cells to stick to the slide; methylene blue

  b

to increase contrast from background; bromophenol blue

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to allow the cells to stick to the slide; bromophenol blue

  d

to increase contrast from background; methylene blue

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