Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Mutation was discovered by—

  1. Morgan

  2. Huxley

  3. Mendel

  4. Hugo de Vries
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Explanation

Hugo de Vries discovered mutation in 1900 through his work on evening primrose plants. While Mendel discovered inheritance laws earlier, mutation as a phenomenon was discovered by de Vries. Morgan later discovered chromosomal inheritance, and Huxley was an evolutionary biologist.

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