Theory of inheritance of acquired characters was put forth by

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The correct option is A Lamarck
Jean Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829), a French biologist put forth his views on the evolution of life as a theory of 'inheritance of acquired characters' in his book 'Philosophic Zoologique' (1809).

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