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Question

Which of the following cannot be explained by Lamarckism ?

Options

A.Absence of lips in snaks
B.Long neck of giraffe
C.Degeneration of visual apparatus in cave dwellers
D.Dull progeny of noble laureate

Solution

According to lamark, during the lifetime of an organism new characters are develop due to internal vital forces, effect of environment, new needs use and disuse of organs. These acquired characters are inherited from one generation to another. According to him, intelligence should also be inherited and so fails to explain dull progency of nobel laureate.

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