Q. Which of the following evidences does not favour the Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters?
A) Absence of limbs in snakes
B) Presence of webbed toes in aquatic birds
C) Melanization in peppered moth
D) Lack of pigment in cave-dwelling animals
Explanation
Industrial melanism in peppered moth $Biston\ betularia$ demonstrate the natural selection, which was put forword by Charles Darwin, not by Lamarck.
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