The Living World Question 43

Question: The cell nucleus was discovered by [CPMT 1996; BCECE 1997; Pb. PMT 2000; Kerala PMT 2000]

Options:

A) Robert Brown

B) Schleiden

C) Robert Hooke

D) Rudolf Virchow

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Robert Brown (1831) discovered the presence of a small rounded body within the cells of the orchid roots.

Which was later termed as nucleus.