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A fixative _______________ the macromolecular components of a cell.(a) degrades(b) immobilizes(c) penetrates(d) granulatesThe question was posed to me during an internship interview.I'd like to ask this question from Techniques topic in portion Techniques in Cell Biology of Cell Biology

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The correct option is (b) immobilizes

The explanation is: A fixative is used for the preparation of a section – a thin slice of the ORIGINAL ORGANELLE retaining all the organelles. A fixative is used for the preparation of the sections; by PENETRATING the CELL membranes fixatives immobilize the MACROMOLECULAR components.



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