Francesco Redi
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur is the scientist who demonstrated that microorganisms do not arise from spontaneous generation through his famous experiments with swan-necked flasks in the 19th century.
The idea that maggots were produced by rotting meat is an example of the theory of spontaneous generation, which suggested that living organisms could emerge from non-living matter. This theory was later disproven by Louis Pasteur through his experiments that showed the importance of microorganisms in the process of decay.
The generation produced by crossing two pure organisms is called the F1 generation. This generation is the first filial generation and consists of hybrids that are a result of the cross between the two pure organisms.
F1 Generation
bacteria/ maggots etc are produced by the item which is rotting, rather than causing the rot to occur
Spontaneous Generation is a now discredited theory that certain living things could be produced spontaneously from non-living matter. For example, before the life cycle of the fly was understood, maggots were thought to be the products of Spontaneous Generation, as they seemed to appear spontaneously in dead animals at that were left exposed for a time.
This principle is known as biogenesis, which states that living organisms are produced from other living organisms. It contrasts with the outdated idea of spontaneous generation, which proposed that living organisms could arise from non-living matter. Biogenesis is supported by modern scientific understanding of genetics and reproduction.
He had two jars with a steak in it. In the first jar he left it open and saw that as the flies came, maggots were produced. In the next jar he put a lid and the flies weren't able to get in and no maggots were produced. Which supports how spontaneous generation isn't possible.
Hybrids from a cross of parental (P) generation, of homozygous parents (one is homozygous recessive, the second one is homozygous dominant) do belong to F1 generation, yes. Their genotype is heterozygous.
This idea is known as spontaneous generation, which was the belief that living organisms could arise from nonliving matter. aristotle and other ancient thinkers believed in this concept, but it was later disproven by experiments conducted by Francesco Redi and Louis Pasteur.
Spallanzani discovered that the theory of spontaneous generation was incorrect; boiling water is a better sterilizer than hot air; and some microorganisms can live for days in a vacuum before dying...