In the 1880s,experimental Work by August Weisman Demonstrated That Traits

question 40

Multiple Choice

In the 1880s,experimental work by August Weisman demonstrated that traits acquired during a lifetime could not be inherited.This dealt a deathblow to previous theories of Lamarckian inheritance and left scientists with which of the following possible processes of evolution?

• A)Sudden, large changes
• B)Saltationism
• C)Slow acting natural selection
• D)All of the above

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