The phenomenon of fertilization was first perceived by

Weismann

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Leeuwenhoek

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Robert Hooke

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Hertwig

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Solution

The correct option is D Hertwig
The phenomenon of fertilization was first perceived by the German biologist Oscar Hertwig in sea urchin eggs in 1876. Hertwig observed that the sperm nuclei and egg fused during fertilization resulting in the generation of new organism. Thus the correct answer is option D.

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