Biology A-Level
stage micrometer
What stage micrometer means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A slide carrying an accurate scale, usually one millimetre divided into one hundred divisions of ten micrometres.
Topics that use stage micrometer
- Methods of studying cells (AQA A-Level)
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