Q. Which one of the following scientist's name is correctly matched with the theory put forth by him?
A) Mendel - Theory of Pangenesis
B) Weismann - Theory of continuity of Germplasm
C) Pasteur - Inheritance of acquired characters
D) de Vries - Natural selection
Explanation
[Solution from source] August Weismann proposed the continuity of germplasm, holding that only changes in germ cells are inherited. Pangenesis was Darwin's idea, inheritance of acquired characters was Lamarck's, and de Vries gave the mutation theory. Answer (2).
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