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Who said 'all cells arise from pre-existing cells'?
Options
- ARobert Hooke
- BRudolf Virchow
- CRobert Brown
- DAntony van Leeuwenhoek
Correct answer
B. Rudolf Virchow
Step-by-step solution
In 1855, the German physiologist Rudolf Virchow added a third principle to the cell theory. Virchow stated that all cells arise from the division of pre-existing cells (Latin phrase "Omnis cellula e cellula").