Question

Germplasm concept was proposed by

• A. Mendel
• B. De Vries
• C. Aristotle
• D. Weismann

Answer 1

The correct option is D Weismann

• The term germplasm was first used by the German biologist August Weismann.
• His germplasm theory states that multicellular organisms consist of germ cells that contain and transmit heritable information and somatic cells that carry out ordinary bodily functions. Somatic cells of the body do not function as agents of heredity.

So, the correct answer is option D.