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One major criticism against Darwin's Theory of Evolution is that
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A.it does not explain presence of vestigial organs found in many mammals.
B.it overestimates the reproductive capacity of organisms
C.it does not take into account variations with heredity
D.it assumes that the environment has been changing through the ages.
Solution
Sol.(c) [Key Concept: Criticism of Darwinism — No Explanation for Origin of Variation] One major criticism against Darwin's Theory of Evolution is that it does not take into account variations with heredity — Darwin could not explain the mechanism of how variations arose or how they were inherited. Mendel's work on heredity was not integrated into Darwinism until the Modern Synthesis (Neo-Darwinism) in the 20th century.
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