NEET Biology question

According to Lamarckism, long necked giraffes evolved because

(A)nature selected only long necked ones
(B)humans preferred only long necked ones
(C)short necks suddenly changed into long necks by mutation
(D)of the stretching of necks over many generations by short-necked onesCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

According to Lamarckism, the ancestors of the giraffe had short necks and forelimbs and were more horse-like. Living in places where surface vegetation was scarce, they had to repeatedly stretch their necks and forelimbs to reach leaves on tall trees for food, leading to a slight elongation of these parts in each

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