MHT CET Biology question

Which one of the following statements is true regarding the theory of natural selection?

(A)It was the first theory of organic evolution
(B)It does explain information derived from fossils
(C)It has failed to explain the origin of variationsCorrect
(D)It has successfully explained concept of speciation

Answer: (C)

Solution

Natural selection acts on existing variations but cannot explain how variations arise (that was later explained by mutation and recombination); Lamarckism, not Darwinism,

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