The ability to stain protein molecules with a fluorescent dye would most clearly allow researchers to go beyond what they could previously detect with a microscope by allowing them to

A) detect ribosome activity.
B) detect when DNA is replicating.
C) distinguish a prokaryote from a eukaryote.
D) determine whether a cell had cilia or flagella.


Answer: A

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