Question : What are the types of mounting involvedin the preparation o

1.	Question : What are the types of mounting involvedin the preparation of slides ?
Answer» SOLUTION :Preparation of slides : There are different types of mounting based on the portion of a specimen to be observed. 1. Whole mount : The whole organism or smaller strucure is mounted over a slides and observed. 2. Squash : Is a preparation where the material to be observed is crushed / Squashed on to a slide so as to REVEAL their contents. Eg: pollen grains, mitosis and MEIOSIS in root tips and flower buds to observe chromosomes. 3. Smears : Here the specimen is in the fluid (blood , microbial cultures etc.) are scraped, brushed or aspirated from surface of organ. Eg : Epithelial cells. 4. Sections : FREE hand sections from a specimen and THIN sections are selected, stained and mounted on a slide. Eg : Leaf and stem of plants.

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