NEETBiologyEvolutionMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following scientist's name is
correctly matched with the theory put fourth by
him?
- AMendel — Theory of pangenesis
- BdeVries — Natural selection
- CPasteur — Inheritance of acquired characters
- DWeismann — Theory of continuity of germplasm
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Correct answer: D
Theory of continuity of germplasm was put forward by August Weismann. According to this, the characters influencing the germ cells are only inherited. There is a continuity of germplasm but the somataplasm is not transmitted to the next generation hence it doesn’t carry characters to next generation.
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