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Hugo De Vries

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Noun1.Hugo De Vries - Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)Hugo De Vries - Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)


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See also: It's A Wonderful Life, Donnie Darko, Super Mario Bros, Doctor Who, The Matrix, Property Ladder Hugo de Vries's Reality Of Mutations = Heroes In 1901, the Dutchman Hugo de Vries helped rewrite the laws of biological inheritance by noticing that sudden changes from one generation to the next can occur, caused by outside forces (ie wading birds developing longer legs in order to venture into deeper waters).
 
 
 
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