CSS Zoology Questions & Answers


Q.  "Neolamarckism" states that:

a. There is enormous fertility in organisms but their number always remains constant
b. "Like begets Like"
c. All the beritable characters are carried by 'genes' which become incorporated in the genotype and are heritable
d. The life cycle of an individual repeats the characters which were present in its ancestors


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