Question : Who is referred to as the "Darwin of the 20th Century?"
Option 1: Katherine Esau
Option 2: Ernst Mayr
Option 3: Har Gobind Khorana
Option 4: Marshall Warren Nirenberg
Correct Answer: Ernst Mayr
Solution : The correct option is Ernst Mayr .
German-American biologist, ornithologist, and science historian Ernst Mayr (1904–2005) made important contributions to the disciplines of evolutionary biology and biology philosophy. He was instrumental in the contemporary synthesis of evolutionary theory, which combined Mendelian genetics and Darwinian natural selection.