During Mendel's Time, a Widely Accepted Theory Called ____ Suggested

question 37

Multiple Choice

During Mendel's time, a widely accepted theory called ____ suggested that evolution occurred in spurts rather than by gradual change.

• A) catastrophism
• B) uniformitarianism
• C) mutationism
• D) natural selection
• E) genetic transformation

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