Question : Describe the steps involved in cytological techniques.

1.	Question : Describe the steps involved in cytological techniques.
Answer» Solution :There are different types of mounting based on the portion of a specimen to be observed. 1. Whole mount: The whole organism or smaller structure is mounted over a slide and observed. 2. Squash: Is a preparation where the material to be observed is CRUSHED/ squashed onto a slide so as to reveal their contents. example: Pollen grains, mitosis and meiosis in root TIPS and flower buds to observe chromosomes. 3. Smears: here the specimen is in the fluid (blood and microbial cultures etc) are scraped, brushed or aspirated from surface of organ. example: Epithelial cells. 4. Sections: Free hand sections from a specimen and thin sections are selected, strained and mounted on a slide. example: LEAF and stem of plants.

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