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Oparin and Haldane

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Redi

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Theory of pangenesis was proposed by Charles darwin. According to this theory, each part of the body produces small particles called gemmules which are responsible for the part. Gemmules from all the parts of the body united in the gonads, passing on the heritable infoemation to the gametes. Thus the offsprings inherited the characteristics from parents.

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