Who Is Responsible for the First Concept Regarding the Passing

question 19

Multiple Choice

Who is responsible for the first concept regarding the passing on traits or characteristics that were acquired during the lifetime of an organism to its offspring?

• A) Charles Lyell
• B) Charles Darwin
• C) Alfred Wallace
• D) Thomas Malthus
• E) Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

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