Select the correct statement regarding the mutation theory of evolution:
1.  This theory was proposed by Alfred Wallace.
2.  Variations are small directional changes.
3.  Single-step large mutation is a cause of speciation.
4.  Large differences due to mutations arise gradually in a population.
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Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by Hugo de Vries, are:

1. small and directionless 2. random and directional
3. random and directionless 4. small and directional

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