Question

Which of the following is correctly matched?

• A. Darwin – Theory of myogenesis
• B. Pasteur – Theory of pasteurization
• C. Weismann – Theory of continuity of germplasm
• D. Hugo de Vries – Use and disuse theory

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Weismann – Theory of continuity of germplasm

• August Weismann opposed Lamarck’s theory of inheritance of acquired characters.

• He put forward this theory of germplasm.

• It states that characters related to the germ cells are only inherited, whereas the somatic cells are not.