Question

Note on Dr. Potu Narasimha Rao.

Answer 1

Dr. Potu Narasimha Rao:

1. Dr Potu Narasimha Reo is a renowned scholar and an eminent cytologist who came from a poor family in Muppalla village of the Guntur district.
2. He did his research on the cytogenetics of tobacco plant and cancer cells in a culture medium.
3. He conducted researches in cell kinematics and triggering factor of cell division. He observed the interphase and its three phases.
4. To understand the functional relationship between these phases, he did elegant experiments on cell fusion techniques along with his research associate Dr Johnson.
5. His researches revealed that the cell cycle is sequential, unidirectional and controlled by a series of chemical signals.