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.
Darwinova hipoteza o pangenezi, jednim se dijelom oslanjajući na nasljeđivanje stečenih karakteristika, dokazala se korisnom u statističkim modelima evolucije koje je razvio njegov nećak Francis Galton i "biometrijska" škola evolucijske misli.