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Biological concept of species was proposed by

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Linnaeus
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Mayr
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John Ray
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De Candolle
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The correct option is B Mayr
Ernst Mayr defined a species as follows: "species are groups of interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups." The biological species concept explains why the members of a species resemble one another.
He is considered ‘The Darwin of the 20th century’, he was also was one of the 100 greatest scientists of all time.

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