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Theory of pangenesis was given by

  • Darwin

  • Lamarck

  • Hugo de Vries

  • Oparin

Solution

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Darwin

Darwin proposed the theory of pangenesis to explain the inheritance of characteristics from parents to offsprings. According to this theory, every somatic cell produces gemmules and the actual germ cells are the sites of a collection of gemmules coming from different somatic
cells.

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