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(A) $Lamarckism$ (Inheritance of Acquired Characters) suggests that organisms acquire traits during their lifetime due to use or disuse of organs and

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Melanization in peppered moth in industrial areas

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(A) $Lamarckism$ (Inheritance of Acquired Characters) suggests that organisms acquire traits during their lifetime due to use or disuse of organs and pass these to their offspring.$A$. Melanization in peppered moth is an example of natural selection (industrial melanism),which supports $Darwinism$,not $Lamarckism$.$B$. Webbed toes in aquatic birds were explained by $Lamarck$ as a result of the constant effort to swim.$C$. Lack of pigment in cave-dwelling animals was explained by $Lamarck$ as a result of the disuse of eyes and other organs in the dark.$D$. Absence of limbs in snakes was explained by $Lamarck$ as a result of the continuous disuse of limbs for crawling.

Which one of the following evidences does not favour the $Lamarckian$ concept of inheritance of acquired characters?

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