Genetics
Genetics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781464109461
Author: Benjamin A. Pierce
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 3CC
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To determine:

The process of development in cytology during nineteenth century that contribute to the modern understanding of genetics.

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Cytology includes the study of cells and it has significant role in understanding modern genetics. Cells are the basic unit of life that forms tissues and organs. Nucleus present in cell was described by Robert Brown in1833. The evolution of cell theory by Matthias Schleiden and Theodar Schwann depicts that all life form is composed of cells and cells develop only from preceding cells, and cell is the base of life. The nucleus of cell contains hereditary unit called genes.

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