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Darwin’s theory of Pangenesis, which suggested that somatic cells shed “gemmules” that travel to the gonads, was an attempt to explain:

A. Natural selection
B. Mutation rates
C. How acquired characters might be inherited
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D. Speciation

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Darwin proposed Pangenesis to explain how physical modifications in body parts might be communicated to reproductive cells, aligning closely with Lamarckian inheritance.

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  • Natural selection
  • Mutation rates
  • How acquired characters might be inherited
  • Speciation

Darwin proposed Pangenesis to explain how physical modifications in body parts might be communicated to reproductive cells, aligning closely with Lamarckian inheritance.

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