Question

Descent with modification is the central theme of

• A. Recapitulation
• B. Genetics
• C. Evolution
• D. Biogenesis

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Evolution

The correct option is C

Explanation of the correct option :

1. 'Descent with modification' is the central theme of evolution.
2. Evolution is a change in the heritable traits of biological populations over successive generations.
3. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organization, including the levels of species, individual organisms, and molecules.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

1. Recapitulation is the repetition of an evolutionary or other process during development or growth.
2. It says that ontogeny repeats phylogeny.

Option B:

Genetics is the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation in living organisms.

Option D:

1. Biogenesis is the production of new living organisms or organelles.
2. The law of biogenesis, attributed to Louis Pasteur, is the observation that living things come only from other living things, by reproduction.

Final answer: Descent with modification is the central theme of Evolution.