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Which of the following is correctly matched?
BiologyEvolutionNEET
Options:
  • A Darwin : Use and disuse of organs
  • B Hugo de Vries : Mutation theory
  • C Lamarck : Origin of life
  • D Haldane : Law of heredity
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Hugo de Vries : Mutation theory
This theory is proposed in 1901 by Hugo de Vries.This theory is based on his observations on wild variety of evening primrose Oenothera lamarkiana. According to this theory, new species originate as a result of large and discontinuous variations which appear suddenly.

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