The idea of mutations was brought forth by:

1. Gregor Mendel, who worked on Pisum sativum
2. Hardy Weinberg, who worked on allele frequencies in a population
3. Charles Darwin, who observed a wide variety of organisms during sea voyages 
4. Hugo do Vries, who worked on evening primrose
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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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