Who believed that species evolve by passing acquired characteristics to offspring?

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Lamarck believed in the theory of inheritance of acquired traits in which an organism can pass on traits it acquires during its lifetime to its offspring. This theory has been since disproven by modern genetics.

Answer: B) Charles Lyell and C) Alfred Russel Wallace did not believe in the theory of inheritance of acquired traits. 
 Lyell is best known for his contributions to geology and his theory of uniformitarianism. Wallace is famous for his work on biogeography and co-discovery of the theory of evolution through natural selection with Charles Darwin. Neither of them supported Lamarck's theory.

Who Believed That Species Evolve by Passing Acquired Characteristics to Offspring