Who was Edouard Joseph Marie Van Beneden?
Q: Who was Edouard Joseph Marie Van Beneden?
A: Edouard Joseph Marie Van Beneden was a cytologist and marine biologist who was a professor of zoology at the University of Liège.
Q: What were Van Beneden's contributions?
A: Edouard Joseph Marie Van Beneden contributed to cytology and genetics through his work on the roundworm Ascaris. In this work, he discovered how chromosomes combined during meiosis, during the production of gametes.
Q: What did Beneden discover with Walther Flemming and Eduard Strasburger?
A: Beneden discovered, with Walther Flemming and Eduard Strasburger, the essential facts of mitosis.
Q: How is meiosis different from mitosis?
A: In meiosis, only one set of chromosomes ends up in each gamete, a condition called haploid. In contrast to meiosis, the double (diploid) set of chromosomes in daughter cells is identical to those in the parent cells.
Q: Is there a change in the genetic apparatus in mitosis?
A: Excepting rare accidents, there is no change in the genetic apparatus during mitosis.
Q: What was the roundworm Ascaris used for in Van Beneden's work?
A: The roundworm Ascaris was used in Van Beneden's work to discover how chromosomes combined during meiosis.
Q: Where was Van Beneden a professor of zoology?
A: Van Beneden was a professor of zoology at the University of Liège.
