Q. Darwin in his ‘natural selection theory’, did not believed in any role of which one of the following in organic evolution?
A) Struggle for existence
B) Discontinuous variations
C) Parasites and predators as natural enemies
D) Survival of the fittest
Explanation
Natural selection theory of Darwin did not belive in any role ofdiscontinuous variations. Darwin called these variations as ‘sports’, while Hugo de Vries used the term mutation to these variations. These variations are sudden heritable changes, which can occur in any stage of development.
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