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General Knowledge · Q167

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 167

Q167

The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by

A.
Lamarck
Answer
B.
Darwin
C.
De Vries
D.
Wallace

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1774 - 1829) was a French botanist who proposed two ideas that had great impact in the theory of evolution. The use or disuse theory explains that the parts of an organism that the organism uses most will undergo hypertrophy and will become more developed.