Walther Flemming
1843-1905
German anatomist (1843-1905) who first observed and identified the stages of mitosis. Using new synthetic dyes, Flemming found material, which he named chromatin, within the...
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Walther Flemming founded the study of cytogenetics, with careful observations and documentation of cell structure and cell division. Flemming coined the terms chromatin and mitosis, and described the ...
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Of Flemish descent, Flemming was born in Sachenberg, Germany, where his father worked as the director of an insane asylum. As a young man, Flemming showed great aptitude for literature and language, b...
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Walther Flemming founded the study of cytogenetics with his careful observations and documentation of cell structure and cell division. Flemming coined the terms chromatin and mitosis, and described t...
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Of Flemish descent, Flemming was born in Sachenberg, Germany, where his father worked as the director of an insane asylum. As a young man, Flemming showed great aptitude for literature and language, b...
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Walther Flemming
Walther Flemming
Walther Flemming
Walther Flemming
Walther Flemming