NEET2005ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
De Vries gave his mutation theory on organic evolution while working on:
Options
- APisum sativum
- BDrosophila melanogaster
- COenothera lamarckiana
- DAlthea rosea.
Correct answer
C. Oenothera lamarckiana
Step-by-step solution
Hugo de Vries conducted his experiments on Oenothera Lamarckiana, (Evening Primrose) and found several aberrent types. He suggested that new types of inherited characteristics may appear suddenly without any previous indication of their presence in the race.