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Weismann cut off tails of mice generation after generation but tails neither disappeared nor shortened showing that `:`

A

Darwin was correct

B

Mutation theory is wrong

C

Tail is an essential organ

D

Lamarckism was wrong in inheritance of acquired characters

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  2. Lamarck's theory of evolution is called :

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