The use and disuse principle of evolution was proposed by

Charles Darwin

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Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

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August Weismann

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Hugo de Vries

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The correct option is B Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
Charles Darwin proposed the principle of natural selection , August Weismann proposed the theory of continuity of germ plasm , Hugo de Vries proposed mutation theory of evolution , and Jean Baptiste de Lamarck proposed the use and disuse theory of evolution .

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Column I	Column II
I. Jean Baptiste Lamarck	A. Origin of species
II. Charles Darwin	B. Theory of mutation
III. De Vries	C. Genetics and the origin of species
IV. Dobzhansky	D. French naturalist