WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2006

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    The pioneers in the field of organic evolution are:

    A)  Karl Landsteiner, Hugo de Vries, Malthus

    B)  Darwin, Hugo de Vries, Lamarck, Huxley

    C)  Lamarck, Karl Landsteiner, Malthus, Hugo de Vries

    D)  Darwin, Lamarck, Karl Landsteiner, Hugo de Vries

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    The theories in the field of organic evolution were propounded by Darwin, Hugo de Vries, Lamarck and Huxley. Darwin in 1859 explained the theory of natural selection and wrote a book The origin of species. Hugo de Vries, a Dutch botanist, propounded mutation theory in 1901. Lamarck explained the theory of organic evolution on the basis of inheritance of acquired character and wrote a book Philosophic zoologique, whereas Huxley performed a number of experiments to remove the objections against Darwins theory.


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