Which scientist would agree with this statement: Giraffes all had short necks originally. Individual giraffes stretched their ne

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Which scientist would agree with this statement: Giraffes all had short necks originally. Individual giraffes stretched their ne

cks for food. The "acquired" long necks from stretching were then passed on to the offspring. The giraffe population became long-necked please help I need to figure out which scientist it is

Biology

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anyanavicka [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-17T05:05:11+03:00

anyanavicka [17]2 years ago

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Answer:

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck

Explanation:

His two principles were "use and disuse" and "inheritance of acquired characteristics." The latter is what the statement is referring to.

Talja [164] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-17T07:20:59+03:00

Answer:

Lamarck

In the case of a giraffe, Lamarck believed that giraffes once had short necks that got progressively longer as members of each subsequent generation stretched their necks as long as they could. In doing so, Lamarck believed that each generation would grow slightly longer necks and pass that trait onto their offspring.Jan. 16, 2018

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