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Assertion: Rudolf virchow modified the hypothesis of cell theory given by Schleiden and Schwann.Reason : Cell theory says that all cells arise from pre-existing cells.A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

Aniket Singh , 1 Year ago
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The correct answer is:

B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

Explanation:

Assertion: Rudolf Virchow did indeed modify the hypothesis of the cell theory proposed by Schleiden and Schwann. He added the idea that all cells arise from pre-existing cells.
Reason: The statement provided is a correct interpretation of a fundamental aspect of the cell theory, but it doesn't directly explain how Rudolf Virchow modified the hypothesis.
Virchow's modification emphasized the idea of "omnis cellula e cellula" (every cell originates from another existing cell), which was an expansion of the initial cell theory proposed by Schleiden and Schwann. However, the Reason does not fully explain how Virchow modified the hypothesis, so option B is the correct choice.

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