Q. ‘Use and disuse’ theory was proposed by

A) Lamarck
B) Darwin
C) Hugo de Vries
D) Malthus
Explanation

Lamarck’s theory of evolution was published in $Philosophie\ Zoologique$ in the year 1809. It is popularly known as ‘the inheritance of acquried characters in organisms’. According to this, if an organ is used continuously and constantly, it will tend to become highly developed, whereas disuse results in its degeneration.

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