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Who was father of Virology?

Correct answer: A. Beijerinck

  • A. Beijerinck
  • B. Watson and Crick
  • C. Stanley
  • 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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