Which of the following is correctly matched?
A
Darwin – Theory of myogenesis
B
Pasteur – Theory of pasteurization
C
Weismann – Theory of continuity of germplasm
D
Hugo de Vries – Use and disuse theory
Correct Answer: Weismann – Theory of continuity of germplasm
August Weismann opposed Lamarck’s theory of inheritance of acquired characters. He put forward this theory of germplasm. It states that characters related to the germ cells are only inherited, whereas the somatic cells are not.