Who proposed the theory of Biogenesis?

Louis Pasteur

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Thomas Müller

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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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Charles Darwin

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The correct option is A Louis Pasteur
The theory of Biogenesis, was proposed by Louis Pasteur. According, to the theory life originates from pre-existing life. He demonstrated this by showing that the pre-sterlised flask kept closed air tight, with killed yeast did not give rise to any life form, while in an other flask kept open to air, living organisms arose from killed yeast.

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