Question
Write about the various theories of evolution.
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Answer
Main theories of evolution are:
- Lamarckism or Theory of Inheritance of Acquired characters.
- Darwinism or Theory of Natural Selection.
- Mutation theory of De Vries.
- Neo-Darwinism or Modern concept or Synthetic theory of evolution.
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