Question

Which cause speciation according to Hugo de varies?

Answer 1

De Vries believed mutation to be the cause of speciation and hence it is called saltation or single step mutation

Answer 2

Answer:

• According to Hugo de Vries, mutations cause speciation.
• He came to this conclusion while studying evening primrose.
• He said that mutations arise suddenly in a population and inherited mutations suddenly bring changes in the already existing population which leads to a new species formation over few generations.