Select the incorrect statement from the following : - Vidyadip

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Select the incorrect statement from the following :

A
Frequency of certain genes in a population changes over several generations resulting in evolution.
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Reduction in the weight of an organism due to starvation is genetically controlled.
C
Low weight parents can have heavy weight progeny.
D
Traits which are not inherited over generations do not cause evolution.

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Answer

Correct option: B.

Reduction in the weight of an organism due to starvation is genetically controlled.

Reduction in the weight of an organism due to starvation occurs due to scarcity of food in the environment. It is not genetically controlled.

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