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Who first proposed that new cells are formed by the division of preexisting cells?

  1. Rudolph Virchow

  2. W. Flemming

  3. Karl Nageli

  4. C.P. Swanson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • By carefully observing the process of cell division, Rudolph Virchow in 1858, argued that cells only arose from the division of pre-existing cells.