An individual cannot pass on to its progeny the experiences of its lifetime
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An individual cannot pass on to its progeny the experience of its lifetime. This is because changes had not been made in genes so that they can carry the information about the experience of lifetime of the individual. Only those traits are passed on to the progeny which have made changes in the genes of the parents
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Experiences of an individual during its life time are in the somatic cells of the body. That is, in non-reproductive tissues that cannot be passed to the next generation. Thus, they cannot contribute directly in evolution.
For inheritance of traits over generations and involvement in direct evolution, they must be passed to the DNA of the germ cells (reproductive tissues). The characteristics of DNA are passed to the progeny and also can play direct role in evolution.
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