MHT CET Medical202625 April 2026Morning ShiftBiologyBiomolecules (B)Actual
Friedrich Miescher isolated nucleic acid from ________ .
Options
- Awhite blood cells
- Bred blood cells
- CStreptococcus pneumoniae
- Dbacteriophages
Correct answer
A. white blood cells
Step-by-step solution
Friedrich Miescher in 1869 isolated a new acidic substance from the nuclei of pus cells, which are primarily white blood cells. He named this substance nuclein, which was later identified as nucleic acid (DNA). Answer: white blood cells