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Question
In 1885, ........... postulated the theory of germplasm
Correct Answer
Option B is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
August Weismann, a German biologist, proposed the germplasm theory in the 1880s. It states that multicellular organisms consist of germ cells (which carry heritable information) and somatic cells, and that inheritance is only from the germline.
Hint
This scientist is known for his experiments on mice tails and his theory about the continuity of germplasm.