alleryThe mechanism of evolution proposed by Darwin is
Ainheritance of acquired characters
Bnatural selection
Cuse and disuse of organs
Dsaltational mutation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. natural selection
Darwin and Wallace proposed natural selection: variations in offspring + differential survival/reproduction
→ adaptive change over generations.
Lamarck had proposed inheritance of acquired characters earlier
modern genetics has shown that mechanism doesn't work.
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