MCQ
Mutation theory was proposed by:
- AHugo de Vries
- BGregor Mendel
- CLamarck
- DKolreuter
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Answer
- Hugo de Vries
Explanation:
At the starting of the twentieth century, Dutch Botanist and geneticist Hugo de Vries proposed the mutation theory. According to this theory, living organisms can develop changes to their genes that greatly affect the organisms. These changes are passed down to next generation and result in the formation of new species.
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