What is saltation.

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Saltation is defined as the single step large mutation in an organism which results in abrupt change in its phenotype.
Hugo de varies proposed that speciation is a result of mutation. He put forth the idea of mutation after working on Evening Primrose. He described mutation as large difference arising suddenly in a population.  
 
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