The modern theory of evolution, often called neo Darwinism, combines Darwin's natural selection with

  • A. Lamarck's inheritance of acquired characters
  • B. genetics and the study of mutation
  • C. the idea of spontaneous generation
  • D. the theory of catastrophes

Explanation

Mendel's genetics supplied the missing mechanism of inheritance, and mutation supplied the source of variation, completing what Darwin lacked. Lamarckism was discarded, not incorporated.

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