Question

What did the experiments by Hammerling on Acetabularia prove?

Answer 1

Acetabularia: It is a unicellular green alga (uninucleate).

1. Experiments on Acetabularia by Hammerling proved the role of the nucleus in heredity.
2. Hammerling’s experiment included the exchange of stalk and rhizoid.
3. Hammerling proved the existence of heritable data in the nucleous on Acetabularia – single-celled algae.
4. This experiment demonstrated that the nucleus contains genetic information and controls development.
5. The experiment also proved the existence of morphogenetic substances.