NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
What did advancements in microscopy in the early 1900s allow scientists to observe more carefully?
Options
- APhotosynthesis
- BCell walls
- CCell division
- DProtein synthesis
Correct answer
C. Cell division
Step-by-step solution
In 1900, three Scientists (de Vries, Correns and von Tschermak) independently rediscovered Mendel’s results on the inheritance of characters. Also, by this time due to advancements in microscopy that were taking place, scientists were able to carefully observe cell division . This led to the discovery of structures in the nucleus that appeared to double and divide just before each cell division. These were called chromosomes (colored bodies, as they were visualized by staining). By 1902, the chromosome movement dur