SSC CHSL 2024 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CHSL - 11 July 2024 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q36

Who was the first person to conduct a systematic study of chromosomes during division and called this process mitosis?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Walther Flemming.

The first person to conduct a systematic study of chromosomes during cell division and describe the process of mitosis was Walther Flemming. Flemming, a German biologist, is credited with discovering and naming the process of mitosis in the late 19th century. He used dyes to stain cells and observed the behavior of chromosomes during cell division, leading to his groundbreaking work on the structure and function of chromosomes.