Which of the following is incorrect?

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Which of the following is incorrect?

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Industrial melanism is an example of natural selection. Gene flow reduces genetic differences between populations. Lamarck's theory is based on the survival of the fittest. Correct Mutation introduces new genetic variation.

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Lamarck's theory proposed the inheritance of acquired traits, not the survival of the fittest, which is Darwin's concept.

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