In an Early Study,an Investigator Trying to Demonstrate Lamarckian Evolution

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Multiple Choice

In an early study,an investigator trying to demonstrate Lamarckian evolution tested rats' ability to learn a swimming maze,and then bred those rats and demonstrated that the next generation learned faster.What conclusion did the research support,if any?​

• A)When rats learn something, their offspring inherit the knowledge.
• B)​Breeding rats in a laboratory enables them to evolve greater intelligence.
• C)​Rats learn faster in a swimming maze than they do in a walking maze.
• D)​The results did not lead to a conclusion, because of the absence of a control group.

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