Mitosis was named in 1882 by a German scientist. The name was taken from the ancient Greek word mitos, which means "string". Wha

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Mitosis was named in 1882 by a German scientist. The name was taken from the ancient Greek word mitos, which means "string". Wha

t parts of mitosis may have inspired this name?

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Nadya [2.5K] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-12T09:47:55+03:00

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The correct answer is - chromosomes.

Explanation:

Walther Flemming is a german scientist who named mitosis for the first time in the year 1882. Mitosis is the process of cell division in which a parent somatic cell into two daughter cells after the nucleus splits in two.

The word "mitosis" means "threads," or strands in the greek word mitos which refers to the thread-like or string-like appearance of the chromosomes during interphase and early prophase.