Inheritance of Acquired Characters Theory

Moist vapour theory proposed that each organ of the male body produces moist vapour during coitus, which is responsible for the development of body parts of the embryo. This theory explains why children look like their father and resemble their mother as they grow in the mother's womb.

The Fluid Theory suggests that the fluid from different body parts of the two parents mixes up and is used in the formation of the embryo. Any defect in the descent and mixing of the fluids can result in missing characters from one or both parents.

Aristotle proposed that males produce highly purified reproductive blood containing nutrients from all body parts, while females produce impure reproductive blood. This theory attempted to explain the inheritance of traits.

<p>Germplasm Theory states that germ cells carry hereditary information and are responsible for transmitting biological characteristics from parents to offspring. This theory forms the basis of modern genetics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The belief in spontaneous generation led to theories attempting to explain how organisms could arise from dead and decaying matter. This influenced early ideas about the transmission of traits from parents to offspring.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cell nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nuclein</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acidic portion and basic portion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nuclein</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acidic substance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nature and structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nuclein</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Special stable molecule</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>DNA</p> Signup and view all the answers