put forth the 'Theory of Germplasm'.

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August Weismann

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The correct option is B August Weismann
August Weismann put forth the 'Theory of Germplasm'. He discovered that environmental factors affect only the somatic cells and not germ cells. Thus, he explained that acquired characters would be lost with the death of that organism.

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