Question

Mutation theory for evolution was given by

• A. Charles Darwin
• B. Lamarck
• C. Weismann
• D. Hugo de Vries

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Hugo de Vries

The correct option is D.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Mutation theory for evolution or ‘mutation theory’ states that new species developed from the preexisting species after sudden mutations.
2. Hugo de Vries gave this mutation theory for evolution at the beginning of the 20th century.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

Charles Darwin proposed the theory of natural selection and the theory of Pangenesis.

Option B:

Lamarck proposed the theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characters and the theory of use and disuse.

Option C:

Weismann proposed the theory of the continuity of germplasm.

Final answer: Hugo de Vries propounded the mutation theory.