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The name of the scientist who first peeped into a mosquito stomach and proved that mosquitoes spread malaria and for his research was awarded Nobel Prize in medicine in December 1902 is

The name of the scientist who first peeped into a mosquito stomach and proved that mosquitoes spread malaria and for his research was awarded Nobel Prize in medicine in December 1902 is Correct Answer Ronald Ross

Explanation:

About Ronald Ross:

  • Ronald Ross proved that mosquitoes spread malaria.
  • Ronald Ross was an English Scientist born on May 13, 1857.
  • He established the fact that the malaria parasite is present in the gastrointestinal tract of mosquitoes in 1897.
  • He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine in 1902.

Thus, the correct answer is Ronald Ross.

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Gave the Theory of Evolution.

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  • Father of Modern Genetics.

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