How Did August Weismann's Mice Disprove the Idea of Pangenesis

question 36

Multiple Choice

How did August Weismann's mice disprove the idea of pangenesis?

• A) Parent mice without tails produced offspring without tails.
• B) Mouse offspring looked exactly like their parents.
• C) Parent mice without tails produced offspring with normal tails.
• D) It was shown to be impossible to grow mice from seeds.
• E) Short tailed mice produced long tailed offspring.

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