Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis, while relying in part on the inheritance of acquired characteristics, proved to be useful for statistical models of evolution that were developed by his cousin Francis Galton and the "biometric" school of evolutionary thought.
A hipótese de Darwin da panxénese, aínda que dependía en parte da herdanza dos caracteres adquiridos, demostrou ser útil para os modelos estatísticos da evolución que desenvolveu o seu parente Francis Galton e a escola "biométrica" do pensamento evolucionista.