Edmund Beecher Wilson Quotes

Not a single visible phenomenon of cell­division gives even a remote suggestion of qualitative division. All the facts, on the contrary, indicate that the division of the chromatin is carried out with the most exact equality.

Edmund Beecher Wilson

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• Not a single visible phenomenon of cell­division gives even a remote suggestion of qualitative division. All the facts, on the contrary, indicate that the division of the chromatin is carried out with the most exact equality.

  

  Edmund Beecher Wilson
  • Phenomenon
  • Division
  • Suggestion