Based on blending inheritance, which Darwin and his contemporaries believed in, if a finch with a large beak depth mates with a finch with a small beak depth, then the offspring will have
A) beaks with small depth.
B) beaks with medium depth.
C) beaks with large depth.
D) beaks with random depth.

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Based on blending inheritance, the offspring will have an intermediate or blended characteristic, so the beaks will have medium depth. However, this theory has been replaced by the theory of particulate inheritance, which explains that genetic traits are determined by discrete units called genes.

Based on Blending Inheritance, Which Darwin and His Contemporaries Believed