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Question
Which one does not favour Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters ?
Options
A.Lack of pigment in cave dwellers
B.Absence of limbs in snakes
C.Presence of webbed toes in aquatic bieds
D.Melanization of peppered moth in indusrial areas
Solution
Lamarck believed in direct influence of environment on the indiviual. Lamarckian postulate of use and disuse of organs is supported by : rudimentsry eyes of cave dwellers, webbed feet of swimming bird, elongated limbless body of snake, vestigial organs of living animals etc. Biston betularia (peppered moth) shows industrial melanism and demonstes selection .
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