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24 February, 21:30

Which scientists was the first to suggest that growth of cancerous cells was a result of abnormal chromosomes?

a. Hugo de Vries

b. Theodor Boveri

c. Walter Sutton

d. Carl Correns

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  1. 24 February, 21:40
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    b. Theodor Boveri

    c. Walter Sutton

    Explanation:

    Sutton and Boveri's simple idea, known as the chromosomal theory of heredity, admits that chromosomes are the physical support of genes. From this idea, fields of research and knowledge that marked the whole of the twentieth century and which have repercussions until today.

    From this idea it was possible to propose the constitution of tumor cells, deducing that malignant cell anomalies were consequences a modification of hereditary heritage, elaborating a pioneering hypothesis of the genetic origin of cancers.
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