Multiple choice

Who propounded the germplasm theory?

  1. Mendel

  2. Weismann

  3. Lamarck

  4. None of these
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Explanation

August Weismann proposed the germplasm theory in the late 19th century, stating that inheritance is carried only by germ cells (gametes) and that somatic cells do not pass on acquired characteristics. This theory helped disprove Lamarckian inheritance. Mendel discovered inheritance laws but didn't propose germplasm theory. Lamarck proposed the inheritance of acquired characteristics that Weismann argued against.

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