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Agriculture · Q488

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 488

Q488

Germplasm theory was proposed by

A.
Darwin
B.
Weisman
Answer
C.
Aristotle
D.
Phillips

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Germplasm theory was proposed by Weisman.
It is a biological concept developed in the 19th century by the German biologist August Weismann.
It states that heritable information is transmitted only by germ cells in the gonads (ovaries and testes), not by somatic cells.