Like most of his contemporaries, Charles Darwin believed
A)that physical traits were passed from the father to the offspring.
B)that physical traits were acquired in an individual's lifetime.
C)that physical traits were passed down from each parent and then blended together in the offspring.
D)that physical traits were passed from the mother to the offspring.

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Charles Darwin believed in the theory of blending inheritance, which states that physical traits were passed down from each parent and then blended together in the offspring. He eventually realized that this theory could not explain the observed variation in populations and developed his theory of evolution by natural selection. However, at the time Darwin was working, the prevailing belief among scientists was in blending inheritance.

Like Most of His Contemporaries, Charles Darwin Believed