Lamarck's ideas on evolution were adopted by some Russian scientists,including Michurin and Lysenko in Stalinist Russia.Their textbooks printed Lysenko's assertions that a wheat plant could be made cold-hardy by conditioning in cold storage,or that workmen who develop strong muscles due to working in the mines would produce children who would be born stronger.Which of the major elements of evolution by natural selection is violated by these examples?

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Lamarck's theory of evolution included the idea that acquired characteristics could be passed down to offspring, which goes against the concept of genetics and inheritance in natural selection. The examples given in the question, such as conditioning wheat plants in cold storage or developing stronger muscles from work, are examples of acquired characteristics, which cannot be inherited by offspring.

Lamarck's Ideas on Evolution Were Adopted by Some Russian Scientists,including