Why Did the Pre-Mendelian Theory of Blending Inheritance Pose a Major

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Multiple Choice

Why did the pre-Mendelian theory of blending inheritance pose a major challenge to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

• A) Blending inheritance would eliminate variation in a population.
• B) With blending inheritance, genes are passed down across generations even when they are not visibly expressed in offspring.
• C) The hereditary determinants of phenotype are particulate.
• D) Blending inheritance does not challenge Darwin's theory of natural selection.

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