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Can adaptation s occur throuh use and disuse?

Yes, the concept of adaptation through use and disuse was proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. He suggested that organisms could pass on acquired traits from use or disuse of certain organs to their offspring. However, this idea has been largely discredited in modern biology, as adaptation is primarily driven by natural selection acting on genetic variations.


Example of disuse theory under retention?

Disuse theory in memory retention suggests that information which is not rehearsed or practiced over time will fade away from memory. For example, if a person learns a new language but does not use it regularly, they may forget the vocabulary and grammar rules due to disuse. This theory highlights the importance of continuous practice and application in order to retain information in memory.


What 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 offspring?

EpigeneticsAnswerWhile epigenetics explains the alternations of phenotypes due to environmental factors or epigenetic inheritance, I believe the answer needed here has to do with evolution, specifically Lamarck's ideas.Lamarck devised the hypothesis of "use and disuse" which postulates that the extreme use of a trait or characteristic will result in it getting longer, stronger, more numerous, etc (depending on the characteristic). It also says that characteristics that are not used (disused) will get smaller, weaker, less numerous, etc and eventually disappear. While Lamarck was correct when he linked the phenotype of an organism to its environment, his proposed mechanisms of evolution (use and disuse & inheritance of acquired characteristics) are not accepted today.


Who proposed that the selective use or disuse of an organ led to a change the organ that was passed on to the off spring?

The idea that the selective use or disuse of an organ could lead to changes that are passed on to offspring was proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. This concept is often referred to as Lamarckism, which suggests that traits acquired or lost during an organism's lifetime could be inherited by future generations. Although Lamarck's theories were influential in the development of evolutionary thought, they have since been largely replaced by Darwinian natural selection.


What scientists theory of evolution includes the concept that new organs in a species appear as a result of the actions of organisms as they use or fail to us body structures?

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed the theory of acquired characteristics, which suggests that new organs or traits can appear in a species as a result of the organism's use or disuse of certain body structures. This idea posits that organisms can pass on these acquired traits to their offspring. However, this concept is not widely accepted in modern evolutionary biology.

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What is a sentence using the word disuse?

The disuse of the old factory led to its deterioration and eventual closure.


How do you explain the theory of use and disuse?

Explain the theory of use and disuse


What dies the prefix dis mean?

Dis- indicates negation, lack, reversal, as in distrust, disuse and dismantle, respectively.


How do you disuse yourself to be a mob in minecraft?

no


Was lamarck's theory accepted or rejected?

His theory of use and disuse was rejected.


Opposite of use?

If used as a noun, the antonym for use is 'disuse'


When a muscle undergoes atrophy in response to disuse?

In type of excercise


Who believed that an organ in disuse will be become vestigial?

Charles Darwin


When muscles shrink from disease is it called eutrophication?

No because troph means nourishment. When muscles shrink from disuse, it is called atrophy.


What is progressive weakening and size reduction of muscle tissue which is usually the result of disease or disuse is called?

Atrophy is progressive weakening and size reduction of muscle tissue which is usually the result of disease or disuse.


How do bones respond to disuse such as constant bed rest?

atrophy of tissue


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.