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_______ is termed as single-step large mutation

ASeparation

BSaltation

CAnti mutation

DInfinite mutation

Answer:

B. Saltation

Read Explanation:

  • Single-step that causes large mutation is called saltation.

  • It is called as such because the mutation occurs suddenly and abruptly that leads to evolution in large scale.

  • Hugo de Vries used this term against Darwin’s theory of evolution.


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