Question

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given .
Which of the following plays a very negligible role in evolution

• A. Mutation
• B. Polyploidy
• C. Acquired characters
• D. Natural selection

Answer 1

The correct option is C Acquired characters

Acquired characters a modification or change in an organ or tissue that is due to use, disuse, or environmental effects during an organism's lifetime. They are not inherited i.e. not passed from one generation to other hence play a negligible role in evolution.

So, the correct option is 'Acquired characters'.