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What is the meaning of Omnis cellula-e cellula?


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All organisms are composed of cells

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Cells arise from the division of pre-existing cells

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Cells are capable of repairing themselves

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Cells are the basic structural unit of an organism

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The correct option is B

Cells arise from the division of pre-existing cells


Rudolf Virchow modified the cell theory and gave the concept of ‘omnis cellula e cellulae’ – means new cells develop by division of the pre-existing cells. All cells are come from of a cell and that cell also come from another cell. Like that life come from another life.


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