Onion epidermis plasmolysis, light micrograph

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Differential interference contrast (DIC) light micrograph of the outer epidermis of an onion scale under plasmolysis. For better visualisation, a red onion variety was used here, which contains the red plant dye anthocyanin in the vacuoles. When a saturated sugar solution is added, there is a concentration balance in the intact cells, water migrates through the cell membranes to the outside, and the vacuoles shrink. This process is reversible. Magnification: x120 at a print width of 10 centimetres.

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Photo credit: © GERD GUENTHER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, allium, biological, biology, botanical, botany, cell, cells, cepa, epidermis, flora, histology, hypertonic, light, magenta, magnified, micrograph, nature, onion, plant, plasmolysis, red, structure, tissue