When an organ is used it will develop and if it is not used, it weakens to become vestigial. Who proposed this theory?

Darwin

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De Vries

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Lamarck

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Mendel

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Solution

The correct option is C Lamarck
Lamarck gave the theory of 'progressive use and disuse of organs' and believed in the inheritance of acquired characters.
So, the correct answer is 'Lamarck'

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