The term 'chromosome' was coined by:
Correct answer: D. Fleming
- A. Mendel
- B. Boweri
- C. Sutton
- D. Fleming
Explanation
The term was discovered by the German scientist Heinrich Wilhelm Waldeyer in 1888, it referred to chromatin at the time which was later named by Walther Flemming.
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Chromosomes are DNA-protein structures that carry genes and become visible during cell division. Coverage includes chromatin, centromeres, sister chromatids, homologous chromosomes, chromosome number, and the distinction between diploid and haploid cells, with links to DNA replication, mitosis and meiosis.
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