The theory of use and disuse was proposed by ________.

Aristotle

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Lamarck

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Darwin

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Stebbins

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Solution

The correct option is B
Lamarck

The use and disuse of theory of Lamarck’s states that the part of the body that is used continuously becomes larger and stronger, while the one less used becomes weak and loses functionality and is lost during evolution.
Example: Long neck of giraffe

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