Question

Weismann disproved theory of inheritance of acquired characters. What did Weismann study from his experiment on rats?

• A. Tail-less rats gave birth to rats with tails
• B. Tail-less rats gave birth to tail-less rats
• C. Rats with tails gave birth to tail-less rats
• D. Tail-less rats gave birth to shorter tailed rats

Answer 1

The correct option is A Tail-less rats gave birth to rats with tails

Weismann's experiment on rats proved that the characters which develop during the lifetime of an individual (acquired character) are not transmitted to the next generation as they do not cause any change in the genetic material of an organism.