Question

_______ is termed as single-step large mutation.

• A. Separation
• B. Saltation
• C. Anti mutation
• D. Infinite mutation

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Saltation

• 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.