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Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by Hugo de Vries, are:

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

Correct answer: random and directionless

Solution

Hugo de Vries proposed that mutations appear suddenly and are not guided toward a particular adaptive goal. Because they occur by chance, they are considered random and directionless.

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