alleryLamarck's theory of evolution is popularly known by which of the following names?
ATheory of natural selection of variations
BTheory of mutation and sudden change
CTheory of inheritance of acquired characters
DTheory of embryonic recapitulation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Theory of inheritance of acquired characters
1. Lamarck held that characters acquired during an organism's lifetime are passed to offspring.
2. His theory is popularly called the theory of inheritance of acquired characters, or the use and disuse theory.
3. The theory of natural selection is Darwin's, which rules out option A.
4. So the answer is theory of inheritance of acquired characters, option C.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit 19 Origin and Evolution of Life "Lamarckism", p.284_
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