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Theories of Evolution and Inheritance
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- Scientists and their theories
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2008 AIPMT 1 question
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Which one of the following scientist's name is correctly matched with the theory put forth by him?August Weismann proposed the theory of continuity of germplasm. According to it, the body has two kinds of protoplasm, the germplasm (in the germ cells) and the somatoplasm (in the body cells).
Only the changes in the germplasm are transmitted to the next generation, and the germplasm passes continuously from one generation to the next. This disproved the inheritance of acquired characters. So this pair is correctly matched.
Hugo de Vries proposed the mutation theory; the theory of natural selection was given by Charles Darwin.
The theory of pangenesis was given by Darwin; Mendel gave the laws of inheritance.
The inheritance of acquired characters was proposed by Lamarck; Louis Pasteur disproved spontaneous generation and gave the germ theory of disease.
So the correct match is Weismann - Theory of continuity of germplasm.