NEET2012ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
The idea of mutations was brought forth by
Options
- AHugo de Vries, who worked on evening primrose
- BGregor Mendel, who worked on Pisum sativum
- CHardy Weinberg, who worked on allele frequencies in a population
- 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.