MHT CET 202625 AprilMorning Shift
- Exam
- MHT CET
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 25 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Biology
- Chapter
- Biomolecules (B)
MHT CET 2026 · 25 April · Morning Shift · Biology · Biomolecules (B)
Friedrich Miescher isolated nucleic acid from ________.
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
Answer: white blood cells