Who was father of Virology?
Correct answer: C. Beijerinck
- A. Stanley
- B. Watson and Crick
- C. Beijerinck
- D. Adolf Mayer
Explanation
M. W. Beijerinck demonstrated that the agent causing tobacco mosaic disease was a multiplying infectious substance that passed through bacteria-proof filters, helping establish virology. Stanley later crystallized tobacco mosaic virus, but he is not usually given the founding title.
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