Charles Darwin, when developing his theory of adaptation by natural selection, incorporated the observation that

a.) offspring are adapted to avoid resembling their parents in order to avoid mate confusion.

b.) offspring tend to resemble their parents.

c.) all competition between individuals within a species is over mates.

d.) variation in offspring is shaped by the behavior of the parents during their lifetimes.

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Rashad Hurst

Biology

3 December, 05:36

Charles Darwin, when developing his theory of adaptation by natural selection, incorporated the observation that

a.) offspring are adapted to avoid resembling their parents in order to avoid mate confusion.

b.) offspring tend to resemble their parents.

c.) all competition between individuals within a species is over mates.

d.) variation in offspring is shaped by the behavior of the parents during their lifetimes.

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Bailey Williamson · Answer 1

Answer: Option B) offspring tend to resemble their parents.

Explanation:

Gregor Mendel work using garden peas primarily explained heredity (the transmission of traits from parents to their offspring)

Thus, his work incorporated the observation that offspring tend to resemble their parents.