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NEET 2012
Exam
NEET
Year
2012
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Principles of Inheritance and Variation

NEET 2012 · Zoology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation

The idea of mutations was brought forth by

The idea of mutations was brought forth by

Options

  1. AHugo de Vries, who worked on evening primrose
  2. BGregor Mendel, who worked on Pisum sativum
  3. CHardy Weinberg, who worked on allele frequencies in a population
  4. DCharles Darwin, who observed a wide variety of organisms during sea voyage

Correct answer

A. Hugo de Vries, who worked on evening primrose

Step-by-step solution

Hugo de Vries worked on evening primrose (Oenothera lamarckiana) and put forward the idea of mutation. Gregor Mendel worked on Pisum sativum and listed principles of genetics. Charles Darwin observed a wide variety of organisms and proposed theory of natural selection.
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