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Evolution — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYEvolution5 Marks
Question
Write about the various theories of evolution.
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Answer

Main theories of evolution are:
  1. Lamarckism or Theory of Inheritance of Acquired characters.
  2. Darwinism or Theory of Natural Selection.
  3. Mutation theory of De Vries.
  4. Neo-Darwinism or Modern concept or Synthetic theory of evolution.

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