Question

Weismann cut the tail of mice for

• A. 12 generations
• B. `18 generations
• C. 22 generations
• D. 28 generations

Answer 1

The correct option is C 22 generations

Weismann cut off the tails of rats for about 22 generations but there was no reduction in the size or loss of the tail. On the basis of this experiment, Weismann proposed the theory of the continuity of germplasm. According to Weismann,

• Two type of matter are present in organism, somatoplasm and germplasm.
• Somatoplasm in the somatic cells and germplasm in the germinal cell.
• Somatoplasm dies with the death of organisms while germplasm transfer into the next generation.
• If any variation develops in germplasm, it is inherited, while if variation develops in somatoplasm it is not transmitted.

So, the correct answer is '22 generations'