Question

Theory of 'saltations' was given by

• A. G. Mendel
• B. Hugo de Vries
• C. J.B.S. Haldane
• D. H.J. Miller

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Hugo de Vries

According to Hugo de Vries, species are not formed by continuous variations but by a sudden appearance of variations, which was termed as mutation. This was known as the Theory of saltations or mutation theory (Saltation means a single step large mutation). Thus the correct answer is option B.