Why Did the Improvement of Microscopy Techniques in the Late

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Multiple Choice

Why did the improvement of microscopy techniques in the late 1800s set the stage for the emergence of modern genetics?

• A)It revealed new and unanticipated features of Mendel's pea plant varieties.
• B)It allowed the study of meiosis and mitosis, revealing parallels between behaviors of genes and chromosomes.
• C)It allowed scientists to see the DNA present within chromosomes.
• D)It led to the discovery of mitochondria.
• E)It showed genes functioning to direct the formation of enzymes.

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