Question

Swathy conducted an experiment in which she made 72 generations of flies blind. She found that the 73rd generation had normal eyes. Which theory does this disapprove?

• A. Theory of natural selection
• B. Theory of mutation
• C. Theory of acquired characters
• D. Theory of chemical evolution

Answer 1

The correct option is C Theory of acquired characters

This experiment disapproves the theory of acquired characters proposed by Lamarck. In his theory, Lamarck concluded that the characters which a parent acquires in its lifetime will be passed on to its offspring.