when the cultured mammalian cells were stained with hematoxy

when the cultured mammalian cells were stained with hematoxylin, there were additional structures visible within the nucleus. What were those structures? Is the number of these structures that you observed expected in a normal cell?

Solution

The additional structure visible within the nucleus is chromosomes. The normal number of these structures observed in normal cells are 44 XY for male or 44 XX for female.