they considered valid but a certain idea of acquired characteristics being inherited was rejected
Explanation:
his theory was that if the environment demanded a need or use of a structure in an organism it developed it in response to demand leading to natural use or disuse of structures which he said that these new structures would be passed to their offspring leading to emergence of a new species. scientists accepted that the environment has a role in directing phenotypic changes in an individual taking a body builder for example since his muscles will become huge due to continuous use of the muscles in exercises
but scientists rejected his theory of these acquired characteristics were inherited since phenotypically acquired characteristics that do not affect the genotype of an individual can't be inherited
