Which one of the following is credited for discovering lysosomes?

M. Calvin

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A. Claude

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Christian de Duve

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Linus Pauling

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Solution

The correct option is C Christian de Duve
Explorer of the cell who discovered new organelles by using a centrifuge. Christian de Duve, whose laboratory in Louvain discovered lysosomes in 1955 and defined peroxisomes in 1965.
So, option C is correct.

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