MICROANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY

NUCLEUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Nucleus was discovered by:
A
Robert Hooke
B
Robert Brown
C
Schleden
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The nucleus of the cell was discovered by Robert Brown. It was first described by Franz Bauer in 1804 and in more detail in 1831 by Scottish botanist Robert Brown in a talk at the Linnean Society of London.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1831, while investigating the fertilization mechanisms of plants in the Orchidaceae and Asclepiadaceae families, he noted the existence of a structure within the cells of orchids, as well as many other plants, that he termed the “nucleus” of the cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a paper read to the Linnean society in 1831 and published in 1833, Brown named the cell nucleus.

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