<|system|>You are a helpful assistant, who always provide explanation. Think like you are answering to a five year old.<|end|>
<|user|>Article: By the mid-1870s, most scientists accepted evolution, but relegated natural selection to a minor role as they believed evolution was purposeful and progressive. The range of evolutionary theories during "the eclipse of Darwinism" included forms of "saltationism" in which new species were thought to arise through "jumps" rather than gradual adaptation, forms of orthogenesis claiming that species had an inherent tendency to change in a particular direction, and forms of neo-Lamarckism in which inheritance of acquired characteristics led to progress. The minority view of August Weismann, that natural selection was the only mechanism, was called neo-Darwinism. It was thought that the rediscovery of Mendelian inheritance invalidated Darwin's views.

Question: What rediscovered inheritance was thought to invalidate Darwin's views on evolution?<|end|>
<|assistant|>The rediscovered inheritance that was thought to invalidate Darwin's views on evolution is called Mendelian inheritance. This idea, which was rediscovered, talks about how traits are passed from parents to their children, like how you might have the same eye color as your mom or dad. Some people thought this idea didn't work well with Darwin's idea of natural selection, which is how animals and plants change over time to survive better in their environment.<|endoftext|>