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What are the main features of cell theory ?


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Cell Theory:

  1. The cell theory is a scientific theory that says that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells.
  2. This theory was first formulated in the mid-nineteenth century.

Main Features:

  1. All living things are made up of one or more cells.
  2. The cell is the structural and functional unit of all living things.
  3. Cells come from pre-existing cells through the process of division.
  4. All cells are the same in chemical composition.

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