Which scientist stated that it is the mutation which causes evolution and not the minor variations ? (A) Oparin (B) Lamarck (C) de Vries (D) Darwin
Which scientist stated that it is the mutation which causes evolution and not the minor variations ? (A) Oparin (B) Lamarck (C) de Vries (D) Darwin

(C) de Vries

Explanation: Darwin’s variations are modest and directional, whereas mutations are random and directionless. Evolution, according to Darwin, is progressive, although Hugo de Vries believed that mutation causes species formation, which is why saltation is called that (single step large mutation).