In 1891, August Weismann Reported an Experiment in Which He

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Multiple Choice

In 1891, August Weismann reported an experiment in which he cut the tails off 10 mice in each of 19 consecutive generations. The expected result is:

• A)after the first generation of amputation, the progeny are born with no tails.
• B)offspring are born with progressively shorter tails in each generation.
• C)offspring are born with tails that are the same length as their parents for a few generations, but subsequent generations of offspring have shorter tails.
• D)all generations of offspring have tails of approximately the same length.

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