Who first proposed that new cells are formed by the division of preexisting cells?

Rudolph Virchow

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The correct option is A Rudolph Virchow
By carefully observing the process of cell division, Rudolph Virchow in 1858, argued that cells only arose from the division of pre-existing cells.

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