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Question
Give a diagrammatic representation of plasmolysis in a cell.
Solution
(a) A cell in normal turgid condition
(b) - (d) Successive stages in shrinkage of protoplasm from the cell well after being placed in a hypertonic solution. Diagrammatic representation of plasmolysis in a cell
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