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The theory of use and disuse of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, advocated the idea that animals acquired characteristics after using certain physical traits constantly. For example, he believed that the reason why the necks of giraffes were long was because they stretched to reach leaves on high trees. By the same logic, the lack of a human tail could be explained by the fact that humans did not use it.
This idea is not correct, however, it advanced evolutionary theory!
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Developed theory of use and disuse?
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Who proposed that the selective use or disuse of an organ led to a change the organ that was then passed on to the offspring?
Lamarck.
Who proposed that the selective use or disuse of an organ led to a change the organ that was then passed to the offspring?
John-Baptiste Lamark
Who proposed that organisms acquired or lost traits during their lifetime by selective use or disuse of organs?
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Who is the French naturalist who hypothesized that organisms acquire traits during their lifetime through use or disuse which can be passed on to their offspring?
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
How do you explain the theory of use and disuse?
Explain the theory of use and disuse
Was lamarck's theory accepted or rejected?
His theory of use and disuse was rejected.
Developed theory of use and disuse?
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
What idea proposed by Lamrack was later found incorrect?
Use and Disuse Theory
Can adaptation s occur throuh use and disuse?
No because this was a theory proposed by Lamarck who was proven wrong about use and disuse but helped pave the way for other scientist to learn about evolution.
Who was the scientist who came up with the theory of use and disuse?
Jean-Baptise de Lamarck (french)
Whose theory was that organisms can modify their bodies through the use or disuse of parts and that these modifications can be passed on to their offsprings?
Part of Lamark's theory.
What is the base of lamarck theory?
The two concepts of the inheritance of acquired characteristics plus use and disuse of traits.
Who disproved Lamarck's theory of use and disuse?
If I'm not mistaken the Law of Use and Disuse was disproved by August Weisman (scientist) several years after the death of Darwin (late 1800's). Weisman thought that if the law of use and disuse was true, he could prove it by cutting off the tails of mice for 20 generations in a row. No matter how many mice he cut the tail off of, the babies were born with a tail. His experiment proved that the law of use and disuse was false.
Has Lamarck's theory of evolution been proved?
Scientists do not prove things. Lamarck's theory is long refuted as acquired characteristics and the use and disuse concepts are not explanations for evolution of populations.
What is the law of disuse?
Law of use and disuse between giraff and snacks
Example of disuse theory under retention?
in human the tail got totally disappeared
