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Question
Write drawbacks of Darwin's theory
Answer in Brief
Solution
- Small fluctuating changes, according to Darwin, are basic components of evolution that are not inheritable and play no function in evolution.
- The idea does not account for the effects of use and disuse, as well as the presence of vestigial organs.
- Darwin was unable to explain whether instincts are learned and modified by natural selection.
- He was unable to distinguish between somatic and germinal variants and believed that all changes were heritable.
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