Question

Select the correct match of scientist's name with the theory put forth by him

• A. De Vries - Natural selection
• B. Mendel - Theory of pangenesis
• C. Weismann - Theory of continuity of germplasm
• D. Pasteur - Inheritance of acquired characters

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Theory of continuity of germplasm was put forward by August Weismann. According to this, only the characters influencing the germ cells are inherited. There is a continuity of germplasm but the somatoplasm is not transmitted to the next generation hence it does not carry characters to next generation.