Question

Who of the following proposed the mutation theory of evolution?

Options

• Charles Darwin

• A.R. Wallace

• Hugo de Vries

• Huxley

Answer 1

Hugo de Vries

Explanation:

Hugo de Vries observed sudden inheritable changes in the evening primrose and called these mutants and mutations. He proposed that new species originate through these large, discontinuous variations, which he termed mutations, forming the basis of his mutation theory of evolution.