Who used the word "chromosome" for the first time?

Huxley

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Flemming 1888

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Kollikar 1888

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Waldeyer 1888

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The correct option is D Waldeyer 1888
The term 'chromosome' was first suggested in 1888 by the German anatomist Waldeyer. He used the term to describe certain structures that form during the process of cell division.

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