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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck explained evolution based on

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Natural selection.

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Survival of the fittest.

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Mutations.

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Inheritance of acquired characteristics.

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Solution

The correct option is D Inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a biologist who gave theories of evolution. He stated that new species evolved from previous species. According to him, the evolution is based on inheritance of acquired characteristics by offspring. However, this theory was later proven wrong.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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