After staining what should be the color of vegetative cells

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Explanation:

As a result of staining the cells, while all of the cells now appear pink, the vegetative cells show some area that has not been stained pink (perhaps because they did not take up the dye). This is a clear indication that they are in their vegetative state as opposed to the normal cell growth stage as demonstrated by the remainder of the cells.

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