Standard Books Zoology Mutation Theory MCQ Question with Solution

________ based on his work on evening primrose believed that it is ______ which causes evolution and not the minor variations

A

Bateson, mutation

B

Hugo DeVries, Fitness

C

Bateson, Saltation

D

Hugo DeVries, mutation

Correct Answer

Option D

Detailed Explanation

Hugo DeVries proposed the mutation theory of evolution, suggesting that mutations are the main drivers of evolutionary change.

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