In 1956, lysosomes was observed in the cell with electron microscope by
A
Darwin
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B
Lamarck
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C
Novikoff
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D
Weismann
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Solution
The correct option is D Novikoff Lysosomes are small vesicles containing hydrolyzing enzymes and surrounded by a single membrane of up to 100nm thickness. They were discovered by Christian de Duve in 1955 but were named and observed under an electron microscope by Novikoff, 1956.