Charles Darwin did NOT study the ____ during his long career.
A) classification of barnacles
B) effects of earthworms on soil
C) response of plants to light
D) genetic basis of heritable traits
E) form of insectivorous plants

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Darwin did not study the genetic basis of heritable traits in the modern sense of genetics, as the field of genetics was founded by Gregor Mendel, whose work was not recognized until after Darwin's time. Darwin's work focused on the theory of evolution by natural selection, without a detailed understanding of genetics.

Charles Darwin Did NOT Study the ____ During His Long